Beacon Award Participant Profile
City of Taft
June 30, 2011
“For the City
of Taft, we have defined sustainability as aligning our built
environment and socioeconomic activities with the natural systems
that support life. Sustainability is the term we use to show how
Taft will balance the various interests and needs of our existing
and future residents and maintain or enhance our quality of
life.” The Taft Independent
About Taft
- Incorporated: 1910
- Population: 9,327 (2010)
- Location: 30 miles West/ Southwest of Bakersfield
- Elevation: 955 feet
- Area: 11 square miles
Climate Action Activities
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory to be completed
- Climate Action Plan to be completed
- Kern County Energy Watch member
- First Climate Smart City in Kern County
- Adopted Kern County and Incorporated Cities Hazardous Waste Management Plan in 1991
- Adopted Bureau of Land Management, Caliente resource management plan in 1997
- Approval of funds for a Mitigation Monitoring Program in 2010
Climate Action Resources
- City of Taft General Plan Public Review Draft 2009
- City of Taft Environmental Impact Report July 2009
- The Taft Independent Westside Watcher: Embracing Sustainability January 22, 2010
The Beacon Award program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.