The North West Kern RCD consists of 744, 800 acres. The Eastern area encompasses the lower reaches of Poso Creek. Starting in the general areas of Knob Hill on the South and Mt. Poso on the North, Poso Creek runs through the northern portion of the district in a Northwesterly direction and outlets into the Kern National Wildlife Refuge. The western boundary is coterminous with the San Luis Obispo County line for 12 miles and also parallels the drainage trough of the valley for approximately 45 miles south from the Kern-Kings County line. The north is bounded by Kings and Tulare Counties. The most southern part of the RCD is bounded by the City of Taft.
North West Kern Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, North West Kern Resource Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
North West Kern Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
North West Kern Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
