EPA v. Bee Green Recycling & Supply, LLC (ESA)

Case summary

Bee Green Recycling & Supply LLC (Respondent), a California limited liability company, is a person, within the meaning of Section 502(5) of the Clean Water Act (Act), 33 U.S.C. Section 1362(5), and 40 C.F.R. Section 122.2.Complainant (EPA) finds that Respondent is responsible for unauthorized discharge(s) of stormwater in violation of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311. EPA also finds, and Respondent admits, that Respondent is subject to the Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1311, and that EPA has jurisdiction over any person who discharges pollutants from a point source to waters of the United States. Respondent neither admits nor denies the specific days of unauthorized industrial stormwater discharges that EPA alleges. EPA is authorized to enter into this Expedited Settlement Agreement (Agreement) under the Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g)(2)(A), and by 40 C.F.R. Section 22.13(b). The parties enter into this Agreement to settle the civil violation(s) alleged in this Agreement for a penalty of $5,000. Respondent consents to the assessment of this penalty and waives the right to: (1) contest the finding(s) specified in the Worksheet; (2) a hearing pursuant to the Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g)(2); and (3) appeal pursuant to the Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g)(8).

Defendants (1)

• Joshua J. FookesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BEE GREEN RECYCLING & SUPPLY, LLC

  725 JULIE ANN WAY, OAKLAND, CA, 94621

  Registry ID: 110071545323

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Bee Green Recycling & Supply, LLC (ESA)entered 2025-08-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-08-18Final Order Issued
• 2025-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-08-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-08-22NPDES Closed
• 2025-08-22Enforcement Action Closed