(A) (1) Fat, oil, grease and sand interceptors shall be required for users of the POTW, whereas the user is included in the categories below.
(a) All food service establishments, including but not limited to bakeries, butcher shops, cafes, clubhouses, commercial kitchens, delicatessens, ice cream parlors, restaurants, schools, hospitals, meat-packing plants, fat-rendering plants, soap factories, or any similar facility, especially where meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, or fried foods are prepared or served;
(b) All shopping centers that have food service or processing facilities;
(c) All commercial auto washing facilities, motor vehicle repair shops;
(d) All assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, childcare facilities; and
(e) All other facilities discharging or having the potential to discharge FOGS into the POTW.
1. Any other user, facility, business, or operation determined by the Village Administrator or designee, by the County Board of Health, or County Sanitary Engineer, where the user discharges, or has the potential to discharge FOGS in amounts or concentrations, that such discharges will negatively impact the operation of the POTW.
2. Exemption. The Village Administrator or designee, may, under specific circumstances, exempt a user from these requirements, provided that the user can submit proof (via engineering documents and/or chemical analysis) that the users discharges shall not negatively impact the POTW. This does not exempt the user from any future requirements imposed by the village in regard to changes in levels of FOGS in the user's discharges. Any user desiring an interceptor exemption shall submit a permit request and fee.
(2) It is not the opinion of the village that such interceptors shall be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
(B) (1) All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the village, the County Board of Health, and/or the County Sanitary Engineer. Fiberglass or plastic interceptors are recommended for increased service life. All interceptors shall have a capacity of 15% of the daily flow, or a minimum of 1,000 gallons. All interceptors shall be installed as per engineered drawings, or established construction standards, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for inspection and kept clean at all times. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, water-tight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas-tight and water-tight and be capable of the maximum flow rate of the pipe installed therein.
(2) Under-sink grease interceptors may be permitted based on the type of business, the average daily wastewater flow, and the number and type of wastewater fixtures. Under-sink grease interceptors, when approved, shall comply will all requirements of this chapter.
(C) (1) Where installed, all grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner and maintenance of the interceptors and traps shall be maintained and provided to the village within ten days following the date of service, and records shall be made available upon request for a period of three years following the date of service. Any user of a permitted grease interceptor who has not submitted cleaning, service, and/or inspection documentation to the Village Administrator or designee by December 31 of the current year, will be charged a $200 non-compliance fee. This fee shall be paid within 90 days of receipt of the charge, or the charge shall be levied against the user's property tax.
(2) Interceptors shall be cleaned at least once each calendar quarter, or more frequently as needed. Any facility desiring a schedule less frequent than quarterly shall submit a request for cleaning variance to the village and be able to demonstrate that the cleaning intervals can be increased without impairment of the POTW. This permit shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of approval. Every three years the user must submit a new permit application before a permit renewal will be granted.
(D) Employees or agents of the Village of Bluffton may inspect the interceptors, separators, or traps located on the property at any time. The village shall provide advance notice to the property or facility owner of the inspection, except in emergency situations.
(E) If the user is not maintaining the equipment, the village may clean the part of the sewerage system damaged by the owner and the user will be liable for any expense, including any cleaning, loss or damage to the sewerage system, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed under state or federal law.
(F) Permits and fees.
(1) Interceptor installation/operation (I/O) three-year no charge;
(2) Interceptor exemption, see fee schedule;
(3) Cleaning frequency variance permit, one year, cost: see fee schedule;
(4) Expired I/O permits shall be charged $100 late fee upon renewal; and
(5) (a) Legacy permits may be issued to any adequately operating grease interceptor that was installed and operating prior to the adoption of this chapter. Legacy permits shall be granted at no cost to the owner for a period of one year. Prior to granting a renewal, the village shall ensure that the grease interceptor is working adequately and as designed or shall order the repair and/or replacement of the interceptor, so said interceptor meets all requirements of this chapter. After the one-year legacy permit period expires, and only after an inspection proves that the interceptor is working as designed, the interceptor shall qualify for the standard three-year interceptor operation permit.
(b) Fees are listed in the utility fee schedule, and fees may be revised at any time by the Village Council.
(Ord. 04-21, passed - -)