Our Team

Our Team

For more than 32 years, the WM Kettleman Hills Facility (KHF) has been an integral part of the Kings County economy and has supported valuable community projects in both Kettleman City and neighboring communities.  The KHF team is committed to the safe disposal of California’s  hazardous wastes, and has a long-standing history of providing substantial funding and in-kind support for public health, environmental, educational and social service projects in Kettleman City.

While operating at normal capacity, the KHF provides:

  • $17.5 million each year to the local economy through payroll and purchases of goods and services from local businesses.
  • Approximately $3 million per year directly to the Kings County General Fund.
  • More than $150,000 per year in cash and in-kind support to the Kettleman City community.

Bob Henry

Senior District Manager
Bob has worked at the Kettleman Hills facility since 1988. He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering management and worked as a facility engineer prior to joining WM. Bob and his family are long-time . . .

Jim Sook

District Manager
Jim manages the daily operations at the Kettleman Hills Facility. He has worked 18 years for WM and has spent 13 of those years working at Kettleman. He began as a chemist, also was an environmental e. . .

Paul Turek

Environmental Manager
Paul Turek has worked for the Kettleman Hills Facility for the past 18 years. He started his career with WM as the environmental engineer and was soon promoted to his current position as the environ. . .

Contact Information

Where are Kettleman City and the Kettleman Hills Facility?

Kettleman City, an unincorporated community of about 1,620 residents, is located just east of I-5 and the California Aqueduct in an agricultural and oil- and gas-producing region of Kings County midway between Los Angeles and the Bay Area.  State Route 41 also runs through Kettleman City.

Kettleman Hills Facility is a fully permitted, 1,600 acre hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility located 3.5 miles southwest of Kettleman City.  I-5, the California Aqueduct and a range of hills called the North Kettleman Dome run between Kettleman City and the Kettleman Hills Facility. In 2008 WM applied to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to expand a hazardous waste cell from 53 to 67 acres within the facility’s existing footprint.

Kettleman Hills Facility
35251 Old Skyline Road
P.O. Box 471
Kettleman City, CA 93239

Bob Henry
E-mail: [email protected]  
Phone: 559-386-6195

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