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Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR CASJV00006029S2010

CHEVRON USA-TAFT LIGHT OIL, Taft, CA: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties

CHEVRON USA-TAFT LIGHT OIL, at LIGHT OIL WESTERN STN, Taft 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-TAFT LIGHT OIL
ICIS-AIR IDCASJV00006029S2010
EPA facility registry ID110010419500
Operating statusOperating
Emissions classificationMajor source
Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field)Unaddressed-Local
AddressLIGHT OIL WESTERN STN, Taft, CA 932680000
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-TAFT LIGHT 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 140.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
July 14, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 14, 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 17, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 17, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 16, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 16, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 15, 2026PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 15, 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
May 14, 2026FCE On-SiteLocalTitle 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
March 11, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 11, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 10, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 10, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 4, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 4, 2025PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 4, 2025FCE On-SiteLocalTitle V Permits
May 20, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 20, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 6, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 6, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 29, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 29, 2024PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 13, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 13, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 6, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 6, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 6, 2023FCE On-SiteLocalTitle V Permits
June 22, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 22, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
June 12, 2023FCE On-SiteLocalTitle V Permits
May 22, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 22, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 4, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 4, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 9, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 27, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 27, 2023PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 30, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 30, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 10, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 9, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 1, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 1, 2022PCE On-Site Record/Report ReviewLocalState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
September 2, 2022PCE 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
July 26, 2023HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
March 16, 2023HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 10, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 11, 2022HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 17, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 17, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 9, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 1, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
June 30, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 22, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
February 3, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
January 14, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
January 12, 2021HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 4, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
October 14, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 16, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
January 28, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
January 15, 2020HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 26, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 25, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
November 21, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
June 12, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
May 29, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
May 15, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
May 2, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
April 17, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
January 28, 2019HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
December 3, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
October 11, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
September 5, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
June 20, 2018HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
August 2, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
August 2, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
August 2, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits
February 3, 2017HPV day-zero determinationLocalTitle V Permits

Enforcement and penalties

74 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 71 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.

The newest 50 of 74.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPenalty, as filed
December 7, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$9,375
December 7, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$9,375
December 7, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$9,375
August 4, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$22,500
August 4, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
August 4, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
August 4, 2023Administrative OrderLocal$22,500
November 2, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$80,000
November 2, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$80,000
April 19, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$10,000
April 19, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$10,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$14,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$7,900
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$30,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$30,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$14,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$7,900
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$7,900
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$14,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$30,000
February 23, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$4,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$17,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$4,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$17,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$4,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$17,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
February 7, 2022Administrative OrderLocal$5,000
August 10, 2021Administrative OrderState$11,800
August 10, 2021Administrative OrderState$0
August 10, 2021Administrative OrderLocal$11,800
March 2, 2021Administrative OrderLocal$12,000
March 2, 2021Administrative OrderLocal$12,000
October 29, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$50,000
October 29, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$50,000
July 28, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$14,000
July 28, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$14,000
May 28, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
May 28, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$15,000
May 12, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$20,000
May 12, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$20,000
May 7, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$10,000
May 7, 2020Administrative OrderLocal$10,000

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 31, 2023Notice of ViolationLocal
May 11, 2023Notice of ViolationLocal
February 6, 2023Notice of ViolationLocal
May 2, 2022Notice of ViolationLocal
January 12, 2022Notice of ViolationLocal
November 30, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
November 29, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
November 10, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
September 13, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
August 3, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
July 13, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
February 22, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
January 26, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
January 26, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
January 25, 2021Notice of ViolationLocal
September 17, 2020Notice of ViolationLocal
September 17, 2020Notice of ViolationLocal
February 10, 2020Notice of ViolationLocal
February 7, 2020Notice of ViolationLocal
December 13, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
December 13, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
November 25, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
June 26, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
June 26, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
June 14, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
May 9, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
May 6, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
March 14, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
March 7, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
February 19, 2019Notice of ViolationLocal
November 30, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
November 14, 2018Notice of ViolationLocal
August 2, 2017Notice of ViolationLocal
March 21, 2017Notice of ViolationLocal

Stack tests

EPA’s stack test file holds no test at ICIS-AIR CASJV00006029S2010 since January 1, 2017.

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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