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Refinery has black smoke
ResolvedDate
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Time
7:09 AM
Category
Air
Description
There is black smoke coming from the refinery in the middle. It hasn't stopped for the last 20 minutes, it gets darker and lighter but it always comes out as black.
Address
7724 E Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93307
Update notes
[Oct 10, 2024] During the April 2, 2024 Kern IVAN Taskforce Meeting, the SJV Air District reported the complaint was submitted at 10pm, and an inspector responded the following morning. The inspector performed surveillance around the facility, finding nothing to report. The facility communicated there were no activities the prior evening that may have caused the complaint. The inspector looked at the flare records and did not see anything out of the ordinary. The Air District closed the complaint investigation.