# LINN OPERATING INC, TAFT CA: EPA ECHO compliance status: Significant Violation

**Remediation Urgency Score:** 93/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Facility | LINN OPERATING INC |
| EPA Registry ID | 110010483299 |
| Address | HEAVY OIL WESTERN, TAFT, CA, 93268 |
| County | KERN |
| Industry (NAICS) | 211111: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction |
| SIC | 1311: Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas |
| Overall compliance status | Significant Violation |
| Significant noncomplier | Yes |
| Quarters in noncompliance (last 12) | 12 |
| Clean Air Act | Violation Unaddressed; Local Has Lead Enforcement |
| Formal enforcement actions (5 years) | 19 |
| Total penalties | $114,520 |
| Last penalty | 01/23/2025 |
| Inspections (5 years) | 6 |
| Last inspection | 2026-10-20 |
| Watershed | Middle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine |

## Why this score
- Flagged as a significant noncomplier, the highest EPA priority tier.
- 12 of the last 12 quarters in noncompliance.
- Current violation under CAA.
- 19 formal enforcement action(s) in 5 years.
- $114,520 in penalties: remediation has a clear cost of inaction.
- Inspected within the last year (2026-10-20).

Source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) (https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110010483299). Last refreshed: 2026-11-03T18:05:36.266Z.
Compliance data comes from EPA ECHO and may lag state records; a violation flag is not a finding of wrongdoing. Informational only; not legal or engineering advice.