(A) No later than 1 year after adoption of this subchapter, all users shall install grease traps or interceptors designed to limit the introduction, contribution and discharge of greases into the town’s wastewater collection system. Grease traps and interceptors with appropriate sampling or inspection points shall be installed at the user’s expense whenever any user operates a commercial establishment, industrial establishment, or a cooking establishment, or when required by the Director of Public Works. Grease traps and interceptors of the “outdoor” or underground type must be a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more and “under-the-counter” package units must have a minimum capacity of not less than 100 gallons as required to effect a grease concentration maximum of 200 mg/l.
(B) Except as provided herein, for a period of 1 year following adoption of this subchapter, although installation of grease interceptors will be required to be installed, no enforcement actions will be taken under this subchapter for failure to achieve limits on grease discharges from grease interceptors. If during this 1 year period an obstruction of a town sewer main(s) occurs that causes a sewer overflow to the extent that any impact on the environment is realized and that overflow or failure of the sanitary sewer collection system to convey sewage can be attributed in part or in whole to an accumulation of grease in the town’s sewer main(s), the town will take appropriate enforcement actions as stipulated herein against the generator or contributor of that grease.
(C) If an obstruction of a town sewer main(s) occurs that causes a sewer overflow to the extent that an impact on the environment is realized and that the overflow or failure of the sanitary sewer collection system to convey sewage can be attributed in part or in whole to an accumulation of grease in the town’s sewer main(s), the town will take appropriate enforcement actions, as stipulated in the this section, against the generator or contributor of that grease.
(Ord. 06-101, passed 4-18-2006)