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In 1972, the California Department of Public Health commended the city of Fresno for its efforts to mitigate nitrates in the groundwater supply. [7] However, in 2001, Fresno earned a grade of poor for water quality and compliance from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group. [8]
The California Department of Conservation is a department within the government of California, belonging to the California Natural Resources Agency.With a team of scientists, engineers, environmental experts, and other specialists, the Department of Conservation administers a variety of programs vital to California's public safety, environment and economy.
Buttonwillow, California, is the host to one of California's two active hazardous waste landfills: the Lokern Facility. The facility, owned and operated by a company then known as Laidlaw Environmental, which subsequently became Safety-Kleen and was later purchased in 2012 by Clean Harbors, lies eight miles (13 km) west of the community. [29]
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An aerial photo captures "Flow", a large-scale art installation on the dry Kern Riverbed in Bakersfield, California, created by environmental artist Andres Amador. The installation features a 2,500-square-foot image evoking the smooth lines of flowing water and the eddies created by a river's currents, made with an invasive bamboo-like reed ...
Oil wells and disturbed area on the Kern Front Field. The Kern Front Field is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) due north of the city of Oildale, and 10 miles (16 km) north of Bakersfield, in the first gentle rise of the hills above the floor of the San Joaquin Valley.
Bakersfield's streets were layout parallel to north/south and east/west while East Bakersfield's streets were parallel to Southern Pacific's tracks; about 30 degrees different. Also, the streets did not match up. The north sidewalk of a Bakersfield street almost lined up with the south sidewalk of the corresponding East Bakersfield street.
Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. [2] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) south-southwest of downtown Bakersfield, [3] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). [2] Pumpkin Center is located at the intersection of Highways 99 and 119 (Taft Highway).