A. The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial public use of the City's sewer services and facilities while preventing blockages of the sewer lines resulting from discharges of FOG to the sewer facilities, and to specify appropriate FOG discharge requirements for Food Service Establishments.
B. This Chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in Section 12.20.020. 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.
C. To comply with Federal, State, and local policies and to allow the City to meet applicable requirements, provisions are made in this Chapter for the regulations of wastewater or waste containing FOG discharges to the sewer facilities.
D. 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 SSOs.
(Ord. 3051 § 1 (part), 2004).