County page
Kern County
Kern County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 423 imported facility profiles, and 5,703,414 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Kern County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 5,703,414 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Brown Bryant Inc Arvin Plant
Brown Bryant Inc Arvin Plant is in EPA's Superfund layer for Arvin, CA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is in EPA's Superfund layer for Edwards Afb, CA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Kern Energy
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,860,320 in recorded penalties.
Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, Llc
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $637,250 in recorded penalties.
Frito-lay, Inc.
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $295,976 in recorded penalties.
San Joaquin Refining Co Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $409,720 in recorded penalties.
Alon Bakersfield Refinery
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $85,526 in recorded penalties.
Sentinel Peak Resources Ca Llc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,138,352 in recorded penalties.
Aera Energy Belridge
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,089,250 in recorded penalties.
Naval Petroleum Reserve #1
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $672,000 in recorded penalties.
Vintage Petroleum, Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $856,531 in recorded penalties.
Aera Energy Llc Aes 08252016
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $855,682 in recorded penalties.
Chevron Usa/mcfarland Energy
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $605,050 in recorded penalties.
Chevron Usa-taft Light Oil
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $630,425 in recorded penalties.
California Resources Production Corp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $601,800 in recorded penalties.
Tricor Refining, Llc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $95,000 in recorded penalties.
Chevron Usa Inc- Heavy Oil
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $301,670 in recorded penalties.
Pacific Pipeline System, Llc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $261,000 in recorded penalties.
Chevron Usa_(formerly Midway Sunset Oil)
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $251,650 in recorded penalties.
Berry Petroleum Company Llc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $221,320 in recorded penalties.
Vintage Petroleum Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $175,500 in recorded penalties.
Seneca Resources
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $171,000 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,169,181 lbs |
| Asbestos (friable) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,141,321 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 702,033 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 606,147 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 454,543 lbs |
| Selenium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 348,777 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 9 | 255,978 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 243,890 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 212,379 lbs |
| Creosote | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 145,137 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 120,186 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 74,179 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 11 | 63,880 lbs |
| Molybdenum trioxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 57,879 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 23,247 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 17,005 lbs |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 15,062 lbs |
| Dicyclopentadiene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 14,530 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 9,446 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 7,082 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in California
California facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in California
California facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in California
California facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.