Community Updates
31 Jan State of the County
BY JAMES BURGER jburger@bakersfield.com | Jan 31, 2018 Kern County’s annual “State of the County” address is a different creature than its federal counterpart. There’s always dinner and drinks at the county’s event, which was held this year on Wednesday evening at the DoubleTree hotel in Bakersfield. It’s...
10 Feb Three oilfields get approval for aquifer exemption applications
By: ALAN PROCK Posted: Feb 10, 2017 02:00 PM PST Updated: Feb 10, 2017 02:00 PM PST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - State officials say three Kern County oil fields have been given federal approval for three aquifer exemption applications. The state water board says the packages apply to certain geologic zones in three...
09 Feb EPA’s Oversight of California’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
The State of California was delegated primary responsibility for implementing the Class II oil and gas underground injection control (UIC) program of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1983. As a part of its oversight role, EPA audited the California Department of Conservation,...
07 Nov The Kern Energy Festival
The first annual Kern Energy Festival took place at the Kern County Museum in November 2015. Working with the California Independent Petroleum Association (CIPA) and the Kern Energy Foundation, this event helped Macpherson educate the community about where energy comes from. The festival featured equipment displays,...
21 Oct National Bioenergy Day
Macpherson Energy and our partner DTE Energy Services were proud to host the 2015 National Bioenergy Day at the Mt. Poso Cogeneration Plant. We invited Kern County stakeholders, including local elected officials, members of the community and representatives from water agencies to tour Mt. Poso...