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Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR CASJV00006029S1141

CHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL), Bakersfield, CA: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties

CHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL), at N MIDWAY STEAM PLANT, Bakersfield in Kern County, California, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “Unaddressed-Local”. Kern County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.

Identity

Facility as filedCHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL)
ICIS-AIR IDCASJV00006029S1141
EPA facility registry ID110010319333
Operating statusOperating
Emissions classificationMajor source
Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field)Unaddressed-Local
AddressN MIDWAY STEAM PLANT, Bakersfield, CA 93224
CountyKern County
In a nonattainment countyYes (EPA Green Book)
Industry (NAICS)Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 2111)
SIC code1311
EPA region09
Local air agencySan Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Grantee)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).

Programs and pollutants

Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs CHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL) is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.

Compliance evaluations

The newest 50 of 184.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
August 17, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 17, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 18, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 18, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 10, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 10, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 9, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 9, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 2, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 2, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 1, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 1, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 28, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 28, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 14, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 14, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 23, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 23, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 22, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 22, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 16, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 16, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 9, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 9, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 19, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 19, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 15, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 15, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 2, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 2, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
September 22, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
September 22, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 29, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 29, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 17, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 17, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 25, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 25, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 14, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 14, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 18, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 18, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
January 30, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
January 30, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 16, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 16, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 10, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 10, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 9, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 9, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits

Violations

A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
May 4, 2023HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
May 4, 2023HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
February 21, 2023HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
October 24, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 19, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
December 22, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
March 12, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 18, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 10, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 8, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
March 20, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
October 19, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 28, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 27, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
July 23, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
June 6, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
December 13, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 9, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits

Enforcement and penalties

37 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 37 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPenalty, as filed
March 26, 2024Administrative OrderLocal$4,700
March 26, 2024Administrative OrderLocal$4,700
December 6, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$3,750
December 6, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$3,750
December 6, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$3,750
April 12, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$45,000
April 12, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$45,000
November 2, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$32,000
November 2, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$32,000
November 2, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$32,000
October 19, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
October 19, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
October 19, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
October 29, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$10,000
October 29, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$10,000
July 27, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$13,200
July 27, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$13,200
December 26, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,221
December 26, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,221
December 2, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$25,000
December 2, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$25,000
July 22, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$8,000
July 22, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$8,000
May 14, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
May 14, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
May 7, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$6,000
May 7, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$6,000
February 25, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
February 25, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
February 8, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$10,300
February 8, 2019Administrative OrderLocal$10,300
October 15, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$1,000
October 15, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$1,000
September 13, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$2,600
September 13, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$2,600
July 24, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$2,500
July 24, 2018Administrative OrderLocal$2,500

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 16, 2023Notice of ViolationLocal
May 8, 2023Notice of ViolationLocal
November 3, 2022Notice of ViolationLocal
August 9, 2022Notice of ViolationLocal
June 23, 2022Notice of ViolationLocal
May 7, 2020Notice of ViolationLocal
November 21, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
November 21, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
September 23, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
September 19, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
April 2, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
March 7, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
March 7, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
November 30, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
November 27, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
November 14, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
July 5, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
February 15, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
February 13, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal

Stack tests

The newest 50 of 1,343.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
July 1, 2026PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 25, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal
November 20, 2025PassLocal

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.

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