Kettleman City

In January 2010, the Governor directed Cal/EPA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to conduct an investigation of the public health and environmental exposures in Kettleman City. The two agencies investigated environmental exposures and the recent increase in the number of birth defects in Kettleman City and published a report in December 2010.  The following provides details on the investigation conducted in Kettleman City.

6/2012: CDPH Birth Defects in Kettleman City and Surrounding Areas 2009-2011 Update
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

10/2011: Kettleman City Update
English Report (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

12/31/10: State Releases Final Report on Kettleman City Investigation

Final Kettleman City Report
English Report (PDF, 1.6 MB) | Spanish (PDF, 2 MB) | English Errata (PDF) | Spanish Errata (PDF)

• Appendices to Report:
  • Air Resources Board Report with Appendices (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation Report (PDF, 1.3 MB) | Appendices (PDF, 11 MB)
  • Department of Toxic Substances Control Report (PDF, 2.7) | Appendices: A-C (PDF, 5.5 MB) | D-E (PDF, 4.2 MB) | F1 (PDF, 2.5 MB) | F2 (PDF, 6.5 MB) | F3 (PDF, 4.4 MB) | F4 (PDF, 1 MB) | G1 (PDF. 7.4 MB) | G2 (PDF, 7 MB) | H-J (PDF, 577 KB)
  • Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Report (PDF, 5 MB)
• Responses to comments received during the comment: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

12/2/10: CDPH-Kettleman City Community Meeting Presentation of Investigative Report English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

12/2/10: CalEPA-Kettleman City Community Meeting Presentation of Investigative Report English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

12/2/10: Kettleman City Community Meeting Announcement and Agenda
Announcement English (PDF) | Announcement Spanish (PDF) | Agenda English (PDF) | Agenda Spanish (PDF)

11/22/10: State Releases Draft Report on Kettleman City Investigation

Draft Kettleman City Report
English Report (PDF) | Spanish Report (PDF)

• Appendices to English Report:
  • Air Resources Board Report with Appendices (PDF)
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation Report (PDF) | Appendices (PDF)
  • Department of Toxic Substances Control Report (PDF) | Appendices: A-C (PDF) | D-E (PDF) | F1 (PDF) | F2 (PDF) | F3 (PDF) | F4 (PDF) | G1 (PDF) | G2 (PDF) | H-J (PDF)

Fact Sheet About the Kettleman City Investigation
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

8/25/10: Kettleman City Community Meeting Comment-Response Matrix
Responses to Public Comments on the Draft Kettleman City Community Exposure Assessment Work Plan Outline (PDF)

Kettleman City Community Meeting
On January 29, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger directed the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to conduct an investigation of the public health and environmental exposures in Kettlemen City. This community meeting was held on March 25, 2010 to provide an update on the progress of this investigation and gather input from the community to inform the agencies’ respective activities. Since then, Cal/EPA has developed a draft technical work plan that details how the investigation will move forward. The draft technical document is available below in both English and Spanish, and copies have been provided to the local Kettleman City Post Office, Library and Elementary School for residents to view. In addition, all residents received a Frequently Asked Questions document in the mail that serves as a summary of the technical document and is also available below.

For questions or comments, please call 916-324-2829 or email irab@oehha.ca.gov.

• State Begins Environmental Investigation in Kettleman City (PDF)

• Draft Technical Document (PDF) | Final Technical Document (PDF) | Appendices section 2.0 (PDF) | Appendices section 3.0 (PDF) | Appendices section 4.0 (PDF)

• Draft Technical Document FAQs (PDF)

• 3/25/10 Kettleman City Community Meeting AGENDA (PDF)
• Cal/EPA Environmental Exposure Assessment Plan (PDF)
• Draft Outline Exposure Assessment PowerPoint Presentation: Kettleman City (PDF)
• How to Test for Pesticides in Kettleman City English (PDF)

El 29 de enero del 2010, el Gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger giró instrucciones a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de California (Cal/EPA) y al Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) de que lleven a cabo una investigación sobre salud pública y la exposición ambiental en Kettleman City.  Esta reunión comunitaria se llevó a cabo el 25 de marzo del 2010 para dar una actualización sobre el avance de esta investigación y recabar información y comentarios de la comunidad para contribuir a las actividades de las dependencias respectivas.  Desde entonces, Cal/EPA ha desarrollado el borrador de un plan de trabajo técnico en donde se detalla cómo se avanzará en la investigación. El documento técnico en borrador está disponible tanto en inglés como en español, y se han proporcionado copias de este documento a la oficina postal de Kettleman City, la biblioteca y la escuela primaria para que los residentes puedan leerlo.  Además, todos los residentes recibieron en el correo un documento con Preguntas Frecuentemente Hechas, que sirve de resumen del documento técnico y que también se encuentra disponible más abajo. Para más información, llame a Ricardo Martínez al (916) 324-7316.

• El Estado Inicia Investigación Ambiental en Kettleman City (PDF)

• Plan de Trabajo, Documento de Apoyo Técnico (PDF)

• Plan de Trabajo, Documento de Apoyo Técnico FAQs (PDF)

• 3/25/10 Reunión Comunitaria ORDEN DEL DÍA de Kettleman City
• Agencia de Protección al Medio Ambiente del Estado de California: La Evaluación de la Exposición Propuesta para Kettleman City
• Borrador del Resumen de Investigación Ambiental: Kettleman City (PDF)
• Estimando las Concentraciones de Pesticidas en el Aire de la Ciudad de Kettleman (PDF)