Ford City-Taft Heights Sanitation District is a special district staffed by Kern County Waste Management Department and governed by the Board of Supervisors. The district pays 48 percent of the operational costs of the City of Taft Treatment Plant. Ford City-Taft Heights Sanitation District has a collection system consisting of 90,190 feet of sanitary sewer lines. Maintenance includes cleaning, TV inspection and vector control, which is performed by personnel of Kern Sanitation Authority. Sewer Lines Kern Sanitation Authority maintains 570,000 feet of sanitary sewer line.
Maintenance includes cleaning, TV inspection and vector control.
Permits Sewer permits are issued by the Kern County Building Department at 2700 M Street in Bakersfield. Sewer inspections are also performed by the Kern County Building Department.