CWA-09-2024-0024: FSM Recycling Guam Inc., Barrigada, Guam

In the Matter of FSM Recycling Guam, Inc. - Docket No. CWA-09-2024-0024

Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105.

Respondent: FSM Recycling Guam, Inc. c/o Sanchul Hwang, P.O. Box 23844 Barrigada, Guam 96921

Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Respondent operates a recycling facility located at 209 E. Harmon Industrial Park Road in Tamuning, GU 96913. The facility discharges industrial stormwater through various conveyances that discharge into the Agana Bay and Tumon Bay.

Summary of Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent violated CWA Section 301 by discharging industrial stormwater to waters of the United States without authorization on multiple occasions between January 2019 and August 2021. The Respondent has since obtained NPDES permit coverage in compliance with the CWA and has addressed pollution prevention issues and made structural changes to the facility to minimize pollutant discharges in accordance with the permit.

Proposed Penalty: $7,500

Applicant or Respondent: FSM Recycling Guam, Inc. c/o Sanchul Hwang, P.O. Box 23844 Barrigada, Guam 96921

Docket Numbers: CWA-09-2024-0024

• Expedited Settlement Agreement (Proposed): FSM Recycling Guam Inc., Barrigada, GU (pdf) (162.07 KB, December 12, 2023)
  Expedited Settlement Agreement (Proposed ESA) between EPA Region 9 and FSM Recycling Guam Inc. The Proposed ESA requires Respondent to pay the United States a penalty of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) dollars. Payment of this penalty will resolve EPA’s allegations that Respondent violated CWA Section 301 by discharging industrial stormwater to waters of the United States without authorization on multiple occasions. Docket Number: CWA-09-2024-0024.