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General Information
Party ID Party Name Party Classification Mailing Address Work Phone Email/Website
591567 Ermias Berhe 5550 Skylane Boulevard A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-445-6128 Ermias.Berhe@Waterboards.ca.gov
  
  
  
  
Expand/Contract Related Places
Related Places
Place ID Place Name County Region Place Type Relationship to Party Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
Total Related Places: 0
  
  
  
  
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party ID Party Name Party Type Role/Relationship Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date Classification
137757 North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Organization Employee 11/30/2018 None Waterboard
Total Related Parties: 1
  
  
  
  
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Regulatory Measures (non-enforcement)
Reg. Measure ID Regulatory Measure Type Region WDID Status Program Order No. RM Effective Date RM Termination Date Relationship Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date Amended?
Total Regulatory Measures: 0
  
  
  
  
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations within the past five years
Violation ID Occurrence Date Violation Type Violation Description(+) Violation Status Priority Source Facility Name Violated Reg. Meas. ID Violated Reg. Meas. Order No. Linked to Enf.
1123239 05/25/2022 Other Codes Water Code Sections 13260 and 13264 for unauthorized discharger of waste Violation None Report Panama Provisions 455510 None Y
1093248 07/22/2021 Order Conditions Cannabis policy and General Order No. WQ 2019-0001-DWQ at inspection points WQ1, Violation N Inspection Adam Busch 444466 None Y
1109513 09/26/2022 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 for cannabis cultivat Violation N Inspection Harding, Michael Property 449561 None Y
1117799 05/22/2023 Other Codes 13260 and 13264 violations for cannabis cultivation without permit Violation None Inspection Victor Gerardo Silva Vargas Property 453056 None Y
1126933 04/03/2024 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation None Inspection Strain Theory 456297 2023-0102-DWQ Y
1128863 05/23/2024 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation None Inspection Esposito Capital LLC Property 457206 None Y
1129365 06/12/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Thao, Karen Property 457559 None Y
1129782 06/12/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Her, Lao Property 457561 None Y
1092905 07/22/2021 Basin Plan Prohibition Basin Plan Section 4.2.1, Prohibition 1, 2 at inspection points WQ2, WQ4, WQ5, W Violation N Inspection John H Devoe 444496 None Y
1109511 09/26/2022 Basin Plan Prohibition State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation N Inspection Harding, Michael Property 449561 None Y
1128496 05/23/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 Violation N Inspection Esposito Capital LLC Property 457206 None Y
1128856 05/23/2024 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation None Inspection Shields, Ryan and Hodys, Jeremy Property 457204 None Y
1128975 05/23/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 Violation None Inspection Flores, J Ventura Martinez Property 457208 None Y
1129167 06/12/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Calhoun, Marty Property 457557 None Y
1142316 04/15/2025 Order Conditions failure to submit a complete and acceptable Cleanup, Restoration, and Monitoring Violation N Inspection Harding, Michael Property 458846 R1-2024-0054 Y
1093247 07/22/2021 Basin Plan Prohibition Basin Plan Section 4.2.1, Prohibitions 1 & 2 at inspection point WQ1 Violation N Inspection Adam Busch 444466 None Y
1106181 06/29/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Harper, Brian Property 448585 None Y
1109512 09/26/2022 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation N Inspection Harding, Michael Property 449561 None Y
1128497 05/23/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Flores, J Ventura Martinez Property 457208 None Y
1135127 10/30/2024 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation N Inspection Andrade, Margarita Property 459010 None Y
1136100 05/07/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2023-0102-DWQ General Waste Dis Violation N Inspection Slow n' Steady Ranch 459195 None Y
1092822 07/22/2021 Unauthorized Discharge California Water Code Section 13260 at inspection points WQ3 and WQ8 Violation N Inspection Adam Busch 444466 None Y
1094537 07/22/2021 Unauthorized Discharge Cannabis Cultivation without permit Violation N Inspection Brian Horst 531-095-005-000 445109 None Y
1117798 05/22/2023 Basin Plan Prohibition Failing and improperly installed culverts Violation None Inspection Victor Gerardo Silva Vargas Property 453056 None Y
1117800 05/22/2023 Order Conditions Cannabis cultivation policy requirements and prohibitions Violation None Inspection Victor Gerardo Silva Vargas Property 453056 None Y
1119093 07/21/2023 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2019-0001-DWQ General Waste Dis Violation N Inspection Jose Luis Rodriguez property 453860 None Y
1119224 07/21/2023 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2019-0001-DWQ General Waste Dis Violation N Inspection Arutro Jimenez Espinoza 453708 None Y
1119225 07/21/2023 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 for threatened and di Violation N Inspection Arutro Jimenez Espinoza 453708 None Y
1126934 04/03/2024 Other Codes California Water Code Sections 13260 and 13264 at SC1, SC2, and SC4 Violation None Inspection Strain Theory 456297 2023-0102-DWQ Y
1128495 05/23/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Shields, Ryan and Hodys, Jeremy Property 457204 None Y
1135627 07/26/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2023-0102-DWQ General Waste Dis Violation N Inspection SSSK 459136 None Y
1108558 09/15/2022 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation N Inspection Dimmick, John Property 449344 None Y
1109140 09/26/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Harding, Michael Property 449560 None Y
1109292 09/15/2022 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 at WQ2 Violation None Inspection Dimmick, John Property 449344 None Y
1117967 05/22/2023 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Cannabis Cultivation Policy and General Wast Violation None Inspection Yesenia and Raul Carrillo Property 453111 None Y
1117968 05/22/2023 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 for cultivation witho Violation None Inspection Yesenia and Raul Carrillo Property 453111 None Y
1128857 05/23/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 Violation None Inspection Shields, Ryan and Hodys, Jeremy Property 457204 None Y
1129128 06/12/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 Violation N Inspection Thao, Karen Property 457559 None Y
1129166 06/12/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 Violation None Inspection Calhoun, Marty Property 457557 None Y
1135628 07/26/2024 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation N Inspection SSSK 459136 None Y
1143894 04/30/2025 Order Conditions violation of Required Actions Nos. 1 through 4 of Order No. R1-2025-0016, for fa Violation N Inspection Andrade, Margarita Property 460570 R1-2025-0016 Y
1093269 07/22/2021 Unauthorized Discharge California Water Code Section 13260- Cannabis cultivation of sufficient size wit Violation N Inspection John H Devoe 444496 None Y
1106896 07/11/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Her, Yue Property 448784 None Y
1108559 09/15/2022 Order Conditions State Water Board's Cannabis Cultivation Policy Principals and Guidelines for Ca Violation N Inspection Dimmick, John Property 449344 None Y
1109237 09/15/2022 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264, for cannabis cultiva Violation None Inspection Kellar, Stefan and Geri Property 449342 None Y
1117966 05/22/2023 Basin Plan Prohibition Basin Plan Section 4.2.1, Prohibition 2 at WQ5 Violation None Inspection Yesenia and Raul Carrillo Property 453111 None Y
1118804 07/21/2023 Order Conditions Cannabis Cultivation Policy for cultivation without permit coverage Violation N Inspection Arutro Jimenez Espinoza 453706 None Y
1128974 05/23/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Flores, J Ventura Martinez Property 457208 None Y
1129126 06/12/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Calhoun, Marty Property 457557 None Y
1136101 05/07/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 Violation N Inspection Slow n' Steady Ranch 459195 None Y
1136102 05/07/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Federal Clean Water Act Section 301 Violation N Inspection Slow n' Steady Ranch 459195 None Y
1093263 07/22/2021 Order Conditions Cannabis policy and General Order No. WQ 2019-0001-DWQ at inspection points WQ4, Violation N Inspection John H Devoe 444496 None Y
1106917 07/11/2022 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation N Inspection Her, Yue Property 448785 None Y
1106918 07/11/2022 Other Codes Cannabis Cultivation Policy at WQ4, WQ5, WQ7, WQ8 and WQ9 Violation N Inspection Her, Yue Property 448785 None Y
1108555 09/15/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Freeman, Deren Property 449340 None Y
1109043 09/15/2022 Other Codes Cannabis Cultivation Policy for cultivation without coverage at WQ1 and WQ2 Violation N Inspection Freeman, Deren Property 449341 None Y
1109234 09/15/2022 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Cannabis Cultivation Policy Principals and G Violation None Inspection Kellar, Stefan and Geri Property 449342 None Y
1119131 07/21/2023 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2019-0001-DWQ General Waste Dis Violation N Inspection Richard Schumacher property 453890 None Y
1119302 07/21/2023 Other Codes California Water Code Section 13260 and 13264 for unauthorized threatened discha Violation N Inspection Jesus Arturo Jimenez Ayala property 453736 None Y
1119307 07/21/2023 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 for unauthorized thre Violation None Inspection Jose Luis Rodriguez property 453860 None Y
1128864 05/23/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Esposito Capital LLC Property 457206 None Y
1118965 07/21/2023 Order Conditions Cannabis Cultivation Policy for cultivation without coverage under the Statewide Violation N Inspection Jesus Arturo Jimenez Ayala property 453735 None Y
1119314 07/21/2023 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 for unauthorized disc Violation None Inspection Richard Schumacher property 453890 None Y
1126935 04/03/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Cannabis General Order No. WQ 2023-0102-DWQ Violation None Inspection Strain Theory 456297 2023-0102-DWQ Y
1128858 05/23/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Cannabis Cultivation Pol Violation None Inspection Shields, Ryan and Hodys, Jeremy Property 457204 None Y
1129129 06/12/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 Violation N Inspection Her, Lao Property 457561 None Y
1129382 06/12/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Section 13260 and 13264 Violation None Inspection Payia Lee 457502 None Y
1140493 10/30/2024 Other Codes California Water Code (Water Code) Sections 13260 and 13264 Violation N Inspection Andrade, Margarita Property 459011 None Y
1135126 10/30/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Andrade, Margarita Property 459010 None N
1106476 06/29/2022 Basin Plan Prohibition Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) Section 4.2.1 Violation N Inspection Harper, Brian Property 448586 None N
1135005 10/30/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection JORGE SANCHEZ HERRERA Property 458994 None N
1106477 06/29/2022 Other Codes Cannabis Cultivation of sufficient size and scope requiring compliance with the Violation N Inspection Harper, Brian Property 448586 None N
1108557 09/15/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Kellar, Stefan and Geri Property 449342 None N
1140495 10/30/2024 Order Conditions State Water Resources Control Board Cannabis Cultivation Policy Principles and G Violation N Inspection Andrade, Margarita Property 459011 None N
1106475 06/29/2022 Order Conditions Statewide Cannabis Cultivation Policy at WQ1, WQ2, WQ3, WQ7, WQ8, WQ10, WQ12, WQ Violation N Inspection Harper, Brian Property 448586 None N
1106180 06/29/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Harper, Brian Property 448585 None N
1128494 05/23/2024 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Shields, Ryan and Hodys, Jeremy Property 457204 None N
1106442 07/11/2022 Unauthorized Discharge Unauthorized land disturbances associated with cannabis cultivation. Violation N Inspection Mountain Boss Farms LLC 448653 None N
1137408 11/17/2024 Order Conditions Failure to Comply with Cleanup and Abatement and Investigative Order No. R1-2024 Violation N Complaint Harding, Michael Property 458846 R1-2024-0054 Y
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Total Violations: 79
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Enforcement Actions
Enforcement ID Enforcement Type Enf. Order No. Title Program Effective Date Status
Total Enforcement Actions: 0
  
  
  
  
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Reg. Measure ID Organization Regulatory Measure Type Program Effective Date Status
Total Regulatory Measures linked to Related Parties: 0
  
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 07/08/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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