R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: 5E Boron Americas Fort Cady Project, San Bernardino County, CA

Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 and related documents issued to:

5E Boron Americas, LLC
(Formerly Fort Cady California Corporation)
9329 Mariposa Road
Suite 210
Hesperia, CA 92344

• Updated 5E Boron Permit with Major Modification Addition (pdf) (337.05 KB, June 28, 2024)
  Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 with Major Modification Addition issued to 5E Boron Americas, LLC. This permit is inclusive of minor and major modifications made as of 6/28/2024. Changes as of 6/28/2024 to the Appendices A and B are posted below.
  • Updated Appendix A - Figure Intro-1, Figure A-1, Figure A-2, Figure A-3 to A-6 (pdf) (6.86 MB, June 28, 2024)
    Updated Appendix A added Figures A-4 to A-6 as of 6/28/2024.
    
  • Updated Appendix B: Attachments L - M; Proposed Well Construction and Diagrams (pdf) (8.5 MB, June 28, 2024)
    Updated Appendix B added Diagrams for OW-9, OW-10, and OW-11 as of 6/28/2024.
• Final UIC Permit Modification: 5E Boron Americas, LLC Project (pdf) (6.54 MB, June 28, 2024)
  Final modification to Class III UIC Area Permit No. Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 issued to 5E Boron Americas, LLC (Formerly Fort Cady California Corporation), San Bernardino County, CA.
• Notice of Final Permit Decision: Class III Permit Modification for 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Project (pdf) (166.8 KB, June 28, 2024)
  Notice of Final Permit Decision: Issuance of modification to the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 for the 5E Boron Americas Project, San County, California.
• EPA Response to Comments: Class III Permit Modification for 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Project (pdf) (186.51 KB, June 27, 2024)
  Summary of Public Comments and EPA Response to Comments concerning modification of Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 for the 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Project, San County, California.
• Class III UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: 5E Boron Permit with Minor Modification Additions (pdf) (846.08 KB, Effective Date: August 13, 2020)
  Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 with Minor Modification Additions issued to 5E Boron Americas, 9329 Mariposa Rd, Ste 210 Hesperia, CA 92344. This permit is inclusive of minor modifications made as of 7/20/2022. No changes to the appendices were made.
• Minor Permit Modification: 5E Boron Americas (formerly Fort Cady California Corporation) Project (PDF) (246.79 KB, July 20, 2022)
  Minor Modification of Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 For 5E Boron Americas (formerly Fort Cady California Corporation) Project.
• Minor Permit Modification: Fort Cady California Corporation (PDF) (249.64 KB, June 3, 2022)
  Minor Modification of Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 For Fort Cady California Corporation Fort Cady Project.
• Minor Permit Modification: Fort Cady California Corporation (pdf) (250.93 KB, December 2, 2021)
  Minor Modification of Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 for Fort Cady California Corporation Fort Cady Project.
  
• Minor Permit Modification: Fort Cady California Corporation (pdf) (241.75 KB, February 9, 2021)
  Minor Modification of Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 For Fort Cady California Corporation Fort Cady Project.
• Class III UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: Fort Cady Project, San Bernardino County, California (pdf) (528.1 KB, August 13, 2020)
  Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 issued to: Fort Cady California Corporation, 16195 Siskiyou, Suite 210, Apple Valley, CA 92307.
• APPENDIX A – Project Maps and Well Locations (pdf) (1.52 MB, August 2020)
  Appendix A: Project Maps and Well Locations for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes Figure Intro-1: Fort Cady Project Site Location, Figure A-1: Area of Review, Figure A-2: Approximate dimensions of the ore body and all wells, and Figure A-3: Process Facilities and Initial Wells.
• APPENDIX B – Proposed Well Construction Procedures and Diagrams (pdf) (13.72 MB, August 2020)
  Appendix B: Proposed Well Construction and Diagrams for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes Attachment L – Construction Procedures and Attachment M – Well Construction Details.
• APPENDIX C – Corrective Action, Restoration, and Plugging and Abandonment Plans (pdf) (7.99 MB, August 2020)
  Appendix C: Corrective Action, Restoration, and Plugging and Abandonment Plans for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes Attachment C - Corrective Action Plan and Well Data, Attachment Q - Restoration and Plugging and Abandonment Plans, and McGinley & Associates (MGA) – Testing, Monitoring, and Corrective Action Plan.
• APPENDIX D – Geophysical Logging Requirements (pdf) (141.13 KB, August 2020)
  Appendix D is the EPA Region 9 Underground Injection Control Permit Geophysical Logging Requirements for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1.
• APPENDIX E – Operations Plan (pdf) (3.51 MB, August 2020)
  Appendix E: Operations Plan for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes Attachment H - Operating Data.
• APPENDIX F – EPA Reporting Forms List (pdf) (126.87 KB, August 2020)
  Appendix F is the list of Underground Injection Control reporting forms for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1.
• APPENDIX G – Region 9 Step Rate Test Policy (pdf) (80.16 KB, August 2020)
  Appendix G is the EPA Region 9 Underground Injection Control Step-Rate Test Guidelines for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1.
• APPENDIX H - Numerical Groundwater Flow Modeling Report (pdf) (16.02 MB, April 7, 2020)
  Appendix H for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 is the numerical groundwater flow modeling report by McGinley and Associates, Inc. (MGA) of Reno, Nevada, and Interflow Hydrology, Inc. of Truckee, California (Interflow).
• APPENDIX I - Monitoring Program (pdf) (7.17 MB, August 2020)
  Appendix I: Monitoring Program for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes Attachment K, Section e - Wellfield and Mining Sequence, and Attachment P - Monitoring Program.
• APPENDIX J – Other Federal Acts (pdf) (14.2 MB, 1992-1994)
  Appendix J: Other Federal Acts for the Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 includes the Plan of Operations Approval and the Biological Opinion for compliance with the Endangered Species Act.