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Environmental compliance in Kern County

9,395 active EPA-regulated sites in Kern County, California: 90 with an identified violation, 50 in significant violation, 987 inspections and $25.4 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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How many facilities in Kern County, California are regulated by the EPA, and how many are in violation (as of October 18, 2026)?

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	9,395
Sites with an identified violation	90
Sites in significant violation	50
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	987
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	1,482
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$25.4 million

How many active facilities in Kern County, California fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	194
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	931
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	8,201
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	283
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	34
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	36

Which large facilities in Kern County, California does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
AERA ENERGY BELRIDGE Mckittrick, CA	Significant Violation	12	$915,250
AERA ENERGY - KERN MIDWAY Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$82,500
AERA ENERGY LLC AES 08252016 Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$864,682
ALL AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$29,000
ASV WINES INC Mcfarland, CA	Significant Violation	12	$60,400
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Kern County, CA	Significant Violation	12	$14,350
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$79,125
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$601,800
CHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL) Fellows, CA	Significant Violation	12	$251,650
CHEVRON USA HOLDINGS INC, KERN RIVER COGENERATION CO Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	–
CHEVRON USA INC - BAKERSFIELD Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$605,050
CHEVRON USA INC- HEAVY OIL Taft, CA	Significant Violation	12	$271,670
CHEVRON USA-TAFT LIGHT OIL Taft, CA	Significant Violation	12	$606,825
FRITO-LAY, INC. Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$211,976
HATHAWAY LLC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$5,324
HECK CELLARS WINERY Di Giorgio, CA	Significant Violation	12	$1,200
KERN ENERGY Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$4.9 million
KERN RIVER EASTRIDGE COGENERATION FACILITY Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	–
LINN OPERATING INC Taft, CA	Significant Violation	12	$114,520
LINN OPERATING INC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$37,200
MATRIX OIL CORP. Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$43,000
MT. POSO COGENERATION FACILITY Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$100,000
NAFTEX OPERATING CO-PORTALS PETRO LEASE Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$9,000
PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM, LLC Maricopa, CA	Significant Violation	12	$209,000
PACIFIC PROCESS SYSTEMS Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$1,500
PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC California, CA	Significant Violation	12	–
PLAINS MARKETING, LP Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$114,000
PLAINS PIPELINE, LP PENTLAND PUMP STAT Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$28,125
SAN JOAQUIN REFINING CO INC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$402,520
SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES CA LLC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$874,136
SOUTH COLES LEVEE GAS PLANT Tupman, CA	Significant Violation	12	$77,900
TRICOR REFINING, LLC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$95,000
VINTAGE PETROLEUM INC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$155,500
VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC Bakersfield, CA	Significant Violation	12	$818,031
WESTSIDE DISPOSAL FACILITY Fellows, CA	Significant Violation	2	–
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	8	$256,500
CA PORTLAND CEMENT CO Mojave, CA	No Violation Identified	7	–
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC Buttonwillow, CA	No Violation Identified	7	$637,250
U.S. AIR FORCE BASE EDWARDS AFB CA Edwards, CA	No Violation Identified	6	–
BAKERSFIELD CITY WASTEWATER #2 Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	5	$9,750
BAKERSFIELD CITY WASTEWATER #3 Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	5	$24,678
ELK HILLS POWER LLC Tupman, CA	No Violation Identified	5	$120,000
LA PALOMA GENERATING PLANT Mc Kittrick, CA	No Violation Identified	5	$14,700
USNAVAL AIR WEAPONS STN Ridgecrest, CA	No Violation Identified	5	$256,430
A & M PRODUCTS, INC. Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	4	$455,256
BELLAIRE OIL COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	4	$11,000
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	4	$16,876
BAKERSFIELD METROPOLITAN LANDFILL @ BENA Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	3	$5,000
CHEVRON COGENERATION COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	3	$5,000
CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS INC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	3	$30,200
SOUTHERN CALIF GAS CO Maricopa, CA	No Violation Identified	3	$30,000
LINN OPERATING INC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	2	$7,200
MACPHERSON OIL CO - HEAVY OIL Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	2	$10,500
WEST KERN WATER DISTRICT Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	2	$1,000
ALL AMERICAN OIL & GAS CO Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	1	$9,500
BELLANAVE CORPORATION Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	1	$1,500
SHELL PIPELINE CO. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	1	–
AES DELANO, INC. Delano, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
ALON BAKERSFIELD REFINING - AREA 3 Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
AMERICAN YEAST CORP Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
BAKERSFIELD AND KERN COUNTY MS4 Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
BEAR MOUNTAIN LTD Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$2,100
BELRIDGE GAS PROCESSING PLANT AND COGEN FACILITY Mckittrick, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$53,500
CHEVRON COGENERATION COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CHEVRON COGENERATION COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$6,000
DELANO ENERGY CENTER LLC Delano, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$21,000
DOLE ENTERPRISES Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
DOLE ENTERPRISES Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$75,000
ELK CORPORATION OF TEXAS Shafter, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$55,311
ELK HILLS POWER PLANT Tupman, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$139,500
FARMLAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES Buttonwillow, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GOLDEN QUEEN MINING COMPANY Mojave, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT Tehachapi, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT - MOJAVE/ROSAMOND LANDFILL Mojave, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
KERN OIL & REFINERY CO. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$7,000
LAS PALMAS OIL & DEHYDRATION (SABRE OIL) Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MARTIN HEIN RANCH COMPANY - PA2 Shafter, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MARTIN HEIN RANCH CO-PREMIERE ALMONDS 12 Wasco, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MIDWAY-SUNSET INVESTORS LLC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$9,900
OCCIDENTAL 1-C GAS PLANT Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PARAMOUNT FARMS INC. - LOST HILLS FACILITY Lost Hills, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PETRO CAPITAL RESOURCES LLC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$7,000
PETRO RESOURCES INC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC Mc Kittrick, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC Mckittrick, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
POND HEIFER RANCH Wasco, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PYRAMID OIL COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SENECA RESOURCES CORP Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$6,000
SHAFTER-WASCO LANDFILL Shafter, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$10,000
SHELL PIPELINE CO. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$30,000
SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY LP Lost Hills, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SOUTH KERN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, LLC Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
STYROTEK INC. Delano, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$1,000
SUNRISE POWER COMPANY, LLC Fellows, CA	No Violation Identified	0	$67,988
SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL, LLC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TAFT SANITARY LANDFILL Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TARGET DRILLING COMPANY Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TEHACHAPI CEMENT PLANT Tehachapi, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING, INC. Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TRC CYPRESS GROUP LLC Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TRC OPERATING - HEAVY OIL Taft, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TRICOR REFINING, LLC Bakersfield, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
USAF GEORGE AFB SUPERIOR VALLEY RANGE Ridgecrest, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
US BORAX INC Boron, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WASCO STATE PRISON RECEPTION CTR Wasco, CA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Kern County · California · United States

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), weekly national export. Counts cover active sites in the Facility Registry Service; inspections, formal actions and penalties cover the last five years, quarters in violation the last three years. The EPA attributes a case that covers several facilities to each of them; area penalty totals here count an amount shared through the same federal case once, facility figures show the amount attributed to that facility. Large facilities are Clean Air Act majors, Clean Water Act majors and large hazardous waste generators or handlers. Source record.

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