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Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill

12001 Tehachapi Boulevard, Tehachapi, CA 93561

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Type Landfill
Address 12001 Tehachapi Boulevard, Tehachapi, CA 93561
County Kern County
Last checked Oct 21, 2026

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Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Kern County, CA
Operator Kern County, CA
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Year opened 1973
Planned closure year 2032
Cease-operation date 2027-08-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 239.76
Disposal acres 31.7
Current area (acres) 32
Design area (acres) 32
Design capacity (tons) 2,078,000
Maximum permitted capacity 4,000,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 177,577 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2024-01-01
Waste in place (tons) 1,649,600
Waste-in-place year 2008
Annual waste accepted (tons) 60,150
Annual waste figure year 2009
Maximum permitted throughput 1,000 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project No
Composting on site No
Permit and registry IDs (5)
EPA LMOP landfill ID 292
CalRecycle SWIS number 15-AA-0062
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Kern
Local government Tehachapi

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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; calrecycle.ca.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 21, 2026.