A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, all food facilities shall implement best management practices in their operations to minimize the discharge of FOG to the sewer system.
B. All food facilities must implement and demonstrate compliance with best management practices (BMP) requirements as specified in the city’s FOG Control Manual. Detailed requirements for BMP shall be specified in the manual and may include kitchen practices and employee training that are essential in minimizing FOG discharges.
C. Periodic reporting of the status of the implementation of BMP shall be submitted to the City Manager, in accordance with the FOG control program and the FOG Control Manual.
1. The City Manager may require visual and other monitoring at the sole expense of the permittee to observe the actual conditions of the food facility’s sewer lateral and sewer lines downstream.
2. The City Manager may require reports for self-monitoring of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics of the permittee needed for determining compliance with any conditions or requirements as specified in the FOG wastewater discharge permit or this chapter. Monitoring reports of the analyses of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics shall be in a manner and form approved by the City Manager and shall be submitted upon request of the City Manager. Other reports may be required, such as compliance schedule progress reports, FOG control monitoring reports, and any other reports deemed reasonably appropriate by the City Manager to ensure compliance with this chapter.
3. Failure by the permittee to perform any required monitoring, or to submit monitoring reports required by the City Manager constitutes a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for the city to initiate all necessary tasks and analyses to determine the wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics for compliance with any conditions and requirements specified in the FOG wastewater discharge permit or in this chapter.
4. The permittee shall be responsible for any and all expenses of the city in undertaking such monitoring analyses and preparation of reports.
(Ord. 1137, passed 4-20-10)