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Underground Injection Control (UIC)
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UIC Class I Permit No. R9UIC-CA1-FY16-1: San Joaquin Refining Company Limited, Bakersfield, CA

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Michele Dermer
(dermer.michele@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3417

UIC Permits in Region 9

Documents relating to EPA's issuance of a federal Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I Non-hazardous Industrial Waste Disposal Well Permit to San Joaquin Refinery Company, Inc. (SJR), located in Bakersfield, CA. The permit authorizes SJR to continue operating one (1) active, existing well: WD-1, and potentially install one (1) proposed additional well: WD-2. The UIC Class I Permit authorizes injection of non-hazardous waste generated from the San Joaquin Refinery into the Santa Margarita Formation, at depths ranging between 4,020’ to 4,225’ below ground surface, over a ten (10) year period.

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  • EPA Fact Sheet for Draft Major Permit Modification: UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA1-FY16-1 for San Joaquin Refining Company Limited (pdf) (March 2022)
    This Fact Sheet describes the draft permit modification, and the public comment process associated with the UIC permit modification.
  • DRAFT Major Modification to San Joaquin Refining Company Limited UIC Class I Permit No. R9UIC-CA1-FY16-1 (pdf) (March 2022)
    This draft major modification reflects a revised method for calculating the maximum allowable surface injection pressure for Well San Joaquin Refining Company WD-1.
  • UIC Class I Permit No. R9UIC-CA1-FY16-1: San Joaquin Refining Company Limited (pdf) (May 4, 2020)
    Final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I Permit for injection operations for San Joaquin Refining Company Limited, Bakersfield, CA.
  • Appendices: UIC Permit R9UIC-CA1-FY16-1 (pdf) (May 4, 2020)
    Appendices A-H to the Final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I Non-hazardous Industrial Waste Disposal Well Permit for San Joaquin Refining Company Limited, Bakersfield, CA.
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Last updated on March 30, 2022