922.01 PURPOSE AND POLICY.

   (a)   The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial public use of the municipal sewer services and facilities while preventing blockages of the sewer lines resulting from discharges of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) to the sewer facilities, and to specify appropriate FOG discharge requirements for Food Service Establishments (FSE's.)

   (b)   This Chapter establishes quantity and quality standards on all wastewater and/or waste discharges containing FOG, which may alone or collectively cause or contribute to FOG accumulation in the sewer facilities causing or potentially causing or contributing to the occurrence of sewer backups and/or sanitary sewer overflows (SSO's).

   (c)   The specific objectives of this Chapter are:

      (1)   To prevent the introduction of wastewaters containing fats, oils and grease (FOG) in amounts which may cause stoppages or obstruction of flow, or in any other way prevent or inhibit operation of a Wastewater Treatment Plant, (WWTP), including the sanitary sewer collection system and/or treatment plant;

      (2)   To prevent the introduction of pollutants into a wastewater treatment plan which may be incompatible with a wastewater treatment plant.

      (3)   To protect the water quality of streams, creeks, and other waterways traversing the County;

      (4)   To enable the City of Aurora's Department of Public Services to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, sludge disposal conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and other Federal or State laws to which WWTP is subject; and

      (5)   To protect the environment and the health, safety and welfare of the public and the WWTP workers by regulating the pretreatment, transport and disposal of liquid wastes.

   (d)   This Chapter enables the City of Aurora to protect public health in conformity with all applicable local, state, and federal laws relating thereto, including but not limited to the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code §1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403). This Chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in Section 922.02 . The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all wastewater or waste containing FOG carried to the sewer facilities of the City of Aurora.

   (e)   In accordance with the authority vested in the City of Aurora Department of Public Services by Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 6111.032(A) and (B), this Chapter shall apply to all Food Service Establishment (FSE) users of the City of Aurora municipal sewers, wastewater treatment and collection system and to persons or entities outside the City of Aurora's jurisdiction who are, by permit, contract, or agreement with the City of Aurora, users of the City of Aurora wastewater facilities or collection system.

(Ord. 2010-184. Passed 2-14-11.)