UIC-09-2022-0047: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC, Bakersfield, CA; Consent Agreement and Final Order

Complaint/Consent Agreement and Final Order In the matter of Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC, Bakersfield, California, EPA Docket Number UIC-09-2022-0047.

Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Respondent: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC, California

Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Respondent is in the process of retrofitting a traditional oil and gas refinery for the production of biofuel.

Summary of Alleged Violations: Respondent operated one underground injection well without mechanical integrity, injected wastewater without authorization, and failed to monitor per permitting requirements.

Proposed Penalty: $9,559 (reduced) due to Respondent’s inability to pay.

• Consent Agreement [PROPOSED] and Final Order: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC, Bakersfield, CA (pdf) (319.23 KB, June 14, 2022)
  Complaint/Consent Agreement and Final Order in the matter of Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC, Bakersfield, California, to resolve the a civil administrative proceeding under Sections 1423(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA Docket Number UIC-09-2022-0047.