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Class III UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: 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: Fort Cady California Corporation, 16195 Siskiyou, Suite 210, Apple Valley, CA 92307.

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  • Class III UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: Fort Cady Project, San Bernardino County, California (PDF)(45 pp, 556 K, 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)(4 pp, 2 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 pp, 14 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)(42 pp, 8 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)(1 pg, 145 K, 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)(6 pp, 4 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)(1 pg, 130 K, 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)(1 pg, 82 K, 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)(143 pp, 17 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)(9 pp, 8 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)(29 pp, 15 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.