Water Damage Restoration in Lamont, CA

Lamont is the flood town. Caliente Creek comes out of the mountains east of here and, in a wet year, runs straight into the streets of this unincorporated community south of Bakersfield. A levee built along Mountain View Road decades ago keeps the water from spreading south toward Arvin the way it once did, and the result is that the creek aims at Lamont instead. March 1983 put the town under water, 2017 put streets under knee-high flow, and the county fire department watched it as a hotspot through the March 2023 storms.

The housing is older single-story homes on slabs, many with additions, and the lots are small. When the creek runs, the water comes in under the doors.

This site connects Lamont homeowners with an independent local water damage provider by phone. The provider looks at the house and sets the scope.

Lamont water damage, from the creek and from the pipes

Storm water that crossed the slab and soaked the walls is a water extraction job first, then a long round of structural drying to get the drywall and framing back down. A supply line under the slab that pinholed shows up as a warm floor or a jump in the bill, and leak detection finds it before anyone breaks concrete.

Take photos before anything is thrown away, and tell the provider whether the water came from the creek or from inside the house, since floodwater is handled differently.

Where to call in Lamont

Water and sewer come from the Lamont Public Utility District, formed in 1943, which runs seven wells and a few thousand connections from its office on Segrue Road and answers water or sewer emergencies around the clock. Rebuild permits for this unincorporated community go through Kern County Public Works in Bakersfield.

Call (661) 605-4547 to be connected with a local water damage provider serving Lamont.