Stebbins Tract Sewer Service: Kern LAFCO Study Identifies a Possible Future Connection

STEBBINS TRACT, Kern County — Municipal services records review, November 8, 2026. A Kern County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) report explicitly identifies the Stebbins Tract as an area that could be considered for North of River Sanitary District wastewater services in the future. The finding appears in the August 20, 2025 commission packet, North of River Sanitary District Municipal Service Review, Section 2.2.

Where is the tract?

The official document describes Stebbins Tract as an unincorporated area north of Old Highway 58 between Cannon Street and Bussell Road. It notes the tract was outside the sanitary district’s then-existing sphere of influence and not contiguous with it. Such planning boundaries are important for residents trying to determine which agency, if any, would handle a wastewater connection.

What is the possible future connection?

LAFCO wrote that a planned outfall sewer along Kratzmeyer Road was approximately half a mile north of the tract. Because of that proximity, the report suggested Stebbins Tract might be considered for possible later annexation into the sewer district. A mention in a municipal service review is not an annexation approval or a promise of new sewer hookups.

What residents need before making property decisions

Owners should check whether their actual parcel is within the current service boundaries, whether a later annexation application has been filed and what private plumbing or assessment costs could arise. The 2025 report describes future possibilities, not construction schedules or a sewer-connection deadline for 2026.

The Kern LAFCO commission and the North of River Sanitary District are places to request current maps and district decisions. The original August 2025 report remains the source for the quoted planning finding.

Source: Kern LAFCO, North of River Sanitary District Municipal Service Review, August 2025, Section 2.2, Stebbins Tract. This is a planning record, not a new approved sewer project.

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