Facility details
- Address
- 3301 Bowman Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Kern County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110012694995, 110066065698
Programs on file: AIR CAKCA0000602911223 · CASWIS 15-AA-0059 · E-GGRT 1002897 · Emissions inventory 466611 · LMOP 260 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAH111000203 · UORS 15-C-03159 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 147849
Interest types: AIR MAJOR, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1969 / 2042 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Kern County, CA
- Waste in place
- 3,013,520 tons (as of 2008)
- Design capacity
- 11,167,924 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 58,615 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Dave Pearsons Recycling Center Recycling 4.0 mi · Ridgecrest, CA
- China Lake NWC Golf Course Landfill Landfill 7.1 mi · China Lake NWC (Mil, CA
- Ridgecrest Recycling and Sanitary Landfill Landfill 7.5 mi · Ridgecrest, CA
- Randsburg Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.6 mi · Johannesburg, CA
- Trona-Argus Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.0 mi · Trona, CA
- Searles Valley Minerals Argus Boiler Ash Landfill #1 Landfill 22.8 mi · Trona, CA
Nearest other landfill: China Lake NWC Golf Course Landfill, China Lake NWC (Mil — 7.1 mi
Area served
Serves Ridgecrest.
County context
One of 19 landfills in Kern County, CA.
ZIP 93555 population 33,629.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle