Pool removal in Bakersfield has no city handout of its own, so the Development Services Department, Building Division confirms the permit, and Pool Removal California found 5 businesses offering in-ground pool removal there, 2 with an active state licence.
This directory groups Bakersfield under Sacramento and the Central Valley. Each listing below was matched to Bakersfield because the business names the city on its own website, serves it through a named region, or appears for it on Google Maps. Licence numbers were checked at the Contractors State License Board lookup on 11 October 2026, and businesses with an active licence are listed first.
Based in Sanger
Licence 1033270 (A, C-21), held by MARCO A GONZALEZ ENGINEERING INC dba MAG ENGINEERING INC: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website has a dedicated pool removal page or section. Listed for Bakersfield because its own website names Bakersfield.
Based in Shafter
Licence 1136254 (A), held by SCLAFANI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC: current and active at the state board, checked 11 October 2026.
Its website lists pool removal among its services. Listed for Bakersfield because its own website names Bakersfield.
Another 3 businesses show no licence number or only a Google Maps listing for Bakersfield. They are being checked by phone before being listed.
A pool removal in Bakersfield needs a licensed contractor or an owner-builder permit, because Industry Bulletin 24-07 keeps permitted work outside the $1,000 unlicensed-work exemption. The state classification guide explains the A, C-12, C-21 and C-53 classes most pool jobs use.
Bakersfield publishes no rule specific to pool removal. The city's building permit application has separate boxes for pool and spa work and for demolition, without saying which covers a removal, so the Development Services Building Division on Chester Avenue (661-326-3720) confirms the permit type. The city's fee schedule of 1 July 2026 charges a building permit at $291 minimum plus an amount based on project valuation, with no separate line for demolition or pools.
| Permit | Unclear |
|---|---|
| Issued by | Bakersfield Development Services Department, Building Division |
| Published fee | $291 minimum plus project valuation (July 2026) |
| City document | Building permit application |
| Confidence | Low |
The Development Services Department, Building Division is the office to call before any work starts. Bakersfield is one of 10 cities among the 32 in this directory that publish nothing specific to pools, so the department's answer on the phone decides the permit type, the fee and the fill standard.
Bakersfield sits in the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, which requires a Demolition Permit Release form from the district before a building official issues a demolition permit, and asbestos notification at least 10 working days ahead of demolition. Both are written for structures, so the Building Division confirms whether a pool-only job needs them. The district's Rule 8021 requires a dust control plan only on residential sites of 10 acres or more or on work moving over 2,500 cubic yards a day, far above a backyard pool.
Without a published rule, Bakersfield owners should ask the Building Division whether a partial fill-in is accepted and whether the area is then limited to landscaping, as most California cities require. Full removal with compacted, certified fill keeps the yard buildable.
The fill-in questions page sets the two methods side by side, with typical timelines of one to four days for a partial fill-in and three to seven for a full removal.
No contractor publishes Bakersfield prices, so statewide figures apply: about $3,500 to $12,000 for a partial fill-in and $8,000 to $30,000 for a full removal. Bakersfield's own charges add the $291 minimum building permit plus valuation and the haul: a city 15 cubic yard bin for concrete or dirt costs $149 to deliver and $369.45 a haul before the county gate fee of $95.65 a ton.
The California pool removal cost guide covers what moves a quote, from side-yard access to fill dirt and the compaction report.
Bakersfield limits waste collection to collectors licensed by city contract or franchise, and the municipal code leaves contractors paid to remove debris out of its self-haul definition. The city's roll-off service offers a 15 cubic yard bin for dirt, concrete, asphalt or heavy material, limited to 10 tons a load, on the 2026-27 rate sheet. The city's Mount Vernon recycling facility does not take dirt, and its facility handout points to the Bena Landfill on Neumarkel Road for concrete and demolition debris, priced on Kern County's gate fee list, and to Bowman Asphalt and Sturgeon & Son, which take concrete, asphalt and clean dirt at no charge.
The city uses the state CW-1 construction waste management form, which carries the CALGreen target of at least 65% diversion.
Pool water has to go somewhere before demolition starts. Bakersfield's sewer code bars swimming pool drainage from the public sewer unless the city engineer specifically authorizes it, and its stormwater code bans unsanitary or harmful matter from the storm system. The city publishes no pool-draining guidance, so the Building Division or the city engineer's office confirms the route before a pool is emptied.
Sellers in Bakersfield should keep the finaled permit, because the state's seller disclosure form asks about fill on the property and about unpermitted work.
Contractors listed for Bakersfield also work in neighbouring communities, including Oildale, Shafter, Lamont, Arvin, Tehachapi and Delano. Neighbouring cities set their own permit rules, so a job outside Bakersfield city limits follows that city's building department or, in unincorporated areas, the county.
Other Sacramento and the Central Valley pages in this directory: Fresno, Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Elk Grove.
Does Bakersfield publish pool removal rules?
No. The permit application has separate pool and demolition boxes, and the Building Division at 661-326-3720 confirms which applies.
Can Bakersfield pool water go down the sewer?
Only with the city engineer's specific authorization; the municipal code otherwise bars pool drainage from the public sewer.
Where does pool concrete go in Bakersfield?
The Bena Landfill accepts concrete and demolition debris, and Bowman Asphalt and Sturgeon & Son take concrete, asphalt and clean dirt.
What does pool removal cost in Bakersfield?
No local prices are published; statewide contractor ranges run $3,500 to $12,000 partial and $8,000 to $30,000 full.
How many contractors serve Bakersfield?
Five businesses were found, two with an active state licence; more are being checked by phone.
Pool Removal California is an independent referral directory. The site is not a contractor and does not remove pools. Listed businesses may pay a referral fee when a homeowner is put in touch with them through the site, and that fee never changes the listing order: contractors with an active state licence appear first. The full referral disclosure and listing criteria explain how each business was checked.