EPA Air · by county
Air-emissions sources in Kern County, California
- 164Facilities
Every stationary source in Kern County, California that holds a Clean Air Act permit or is otherwise tracked by an air agency — planned, under construction, operating, seasonal or temporarily closed. Sources EPA records as permanently closed are not listed.
By emissions classification in Kern County
A source’s classification is the size band its potential emissions put it in: a major source is large enough to need a Title V operating permit, a synthetic minor has accepted limits to stay below that line, and a minor source sits below it outright.
Inspections in Kern County, by year
A compliance evaluation is the on-site or file review a state, local or federal air agency records against a permitted source.
- 2026 — inspections 635
- 2025 — inspections 820
- 2024 — inspections 815
- 2023 — inspections 993
- 2022 — inspections 629
- 2021 — inspections 666
- 2020 — inspections 655
- 2019 — inspections 627
- 2018 — inspections 335
- 2017 — inspections 609
Facilities
| Facility↑↓ | Classification↑↓ | HPV |
|---|---|---|
| LKQ OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | Minor source | No |
| LOUIE'S WRECKING YARD | Minor source | No |
| MACPHERSON OIL CO - HEAVY OIL | Major source | No |
| MARTIN HEIN RANCH COMPANY - PA2 | Major source | No |
| MATRIX OIL CORP. | Major source | Yes |
| MC KITTRICK LTD | Major source | No |
| MIDWAY-SUNSET INVESTORS LLC | Major source | No |
| MT POSO COGEN-PYRO PACIFIC CO. | Major source | Yes |
| NAFTEX OPERATING CO-PORTALS PETRO LEASE | Major source | Yes |
| NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER | Synthetic minor source | No |
| NATIONAL CEMENT CO | Major source | No |
| PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC | Synthetic minor source | Yes |
| PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM, LLC | Synthetic minor source | Yes |
| PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM, LLC | Major source | Yes |
| PACIFIC PROCESS SYSTEMS | Major source | Yes |
| PACTIV | Major source | No |
| PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY, LLC | Major source | No |
| PETRO CAPITAL RESOURCES LLC | Major source | No |
| PETRO RESOURCES INC | Major source | No |
| PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC | Major source | No |
| PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC | Major source | No |
| PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC | Major source | No |
| PLAINS LPG SERVICES LP | Synthetic minor source | No |
| PLAINS MARKETING, LP | Major source | Yes |
| PLAINS PIPELINE, LP PENTLAND PUMP STAT | Major source | Yes |
| PYRAMID OIL COMPANY | Major source | No |
| SAN JOAQUIN FACILITIES | Synthetic minor source | Yes |
| SAN JOAQUIN REFINING CO | Major source | Yes |
| SENECA RESOURCES | Synthetic minor source | Yes |
| SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES CA LLC | Major source | Yes |
| SEQUOIA EXPLORATION | Minor source | No |
| SEQUOIA EXPLORATION | Synthetic minor source | No |
| SHAFTER-WASCO LANDFILL | Major source | No |
| SHELL PIPELINE CO. | Major source | No |
| SHELL PIPELINE CO. | Major source | No |
| SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY LP | Major source | No |
| SOUTH KERN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, LLC | Major source | No |
| SOUTHERN CALIF GAS CO | Synthetic minor source | No |
| STEVENS BROTHERS | Minor source | No |
| SUN MOUNTAIN OIL & GAS | Synthetic minor source | No |
| SUN MOUNTAIN OIL & GAS | Synthetic minor source | No |
| SUNRISE POWER COMPANY | Major source | No |
| SYCAMORE COGEN CO | Major source | Yes |
| TAFT PRODUCTION CO. | Major source | No |
| TAFT SANITARY LANDFILL | Major source | No |
| TARGET DRILLING COMPANY | Major source | No |
| THE TERMO CO | Synthetic minor source | No |
| TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE CO LLC | Synthetic minor source | No |
| TRC CYPRESS GROUP LLC | Minor source | No |
| TRC OPERATING - HEAVY OIL | Major source | No |
| TREEHOUSE CALIFORNIA ALMONDS LLC | Minor source | No |
| TRICOR REFINING, LLC | Major source | Yes |
| US BORAX & CHEMICAL | Major source | No |
| US OIL & GAS | Synthetic minor source | No |
| USAF - FTC EDWARDS | Major source | No |
| USNAVAL AIR WEAPONS STN | Major source | No |
| VAQUERO ENERGY INC | Synthetic minor source | No |
| VAQUERO ENERGY INC | Major source | No |
| WEST KERN WATER DISTRICT | Major source | No |
| WEST KERN WATER DISTRICT | Major source | No |
| WEST KERN WATER DISTRICT | Major source | No |
| WEST KERN WATER DISTRICT | Major source | No |
| WEST VENTURES LLC | Synthetic minor source | No |
| WONDERFUL PISTACHIOS & ALMONDS | Major source | No |
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County as filed on the facility record. Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download.