BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County agencies are responding to a wastewater spill that occurred in northwest Kern County on Thursday afternoon.
The spill resulted in about 1,000 barrels of produced water discharged from a treatment and sewage facility off of Zerker Road and 7th Standard Road in Bakersfield.
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“Produced water” is a toxic but naturally occurring wastewater that comes out from under the ground along side crude oils and natural gases.
In the incident on Thursday afternoon, a caller reported the California Office of Emergency Services that one thousand barrels of the producer water from a storage tank leaked due to corrosion…