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Kettleman Hills operator reports liner separations, county to host annual meeting; SB 1289 draws local attention
Summary
Chemical Waste Management's Kettleman Hills quarterly report to the Kings County Board detailed two liner incidents (a small patch separation repaired Feb. 24 and a bulldozer strike on Apr. 7) and outlined upcoming inspections and an annual community meeting; staff and supervisors discussed Senator Hurtado's SB 1289 and county co‑sponsorship and outreach.
At the April 14 Kings County Board of Supervisors meeting, Kettleman Hills Facility general manager Bob Henry delivered the quarterly operations report covering Jan. 27–Apr. 13 and told the board that routine inspections by state and county agencies found no regulatory violations during the period.
Henry reported two separate liner incidents. On Feb. 20 staff discovered a small separation (less than 1 foot) in an HDPE liner at surface impoundment P9; the liner was repaired on Feb. 24, a construction certification report was prepared, and Henry said the separation was above the leachate line and produced no…
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