(A) Users shall empty and service grease traps and interceptors to comply with the performance criteria in § 53.77(A) and (B) as often as necessary, but in any event no longer than 90 days. Under-the-counter types of grease traps and interceptors shall be cleaned at least daily, and shall comply with the performance criteria in § 53.77(A). There shall be no reintroduction of wastewater back into the grease trap or interceptor unless and until said wastewater has been proven to contain 200 mg/l or less grease. Under no circumstances shall the sludge or scum layer be reintroduced or discharged into the town’s wastewater collection system or POTW.
(B) Users shall supply (a) an adequate sampling point downstream of the grease trap or interceptor prior to mixing with other sanitary flows, and (b) an accessible entry into each chamber of the grease trap or interceptor. The minimum requirement for the sampling point shall be a 4-inch vertical clean-out.
(C) Users are required to keep the grease trap or interceptor free of inorganic solids such as grit, towels, gloves, cigarettes, eating utensils, etc., which would clog or settle in the trap or interceptor, thereby reducing the effective volume or capacity of the trap or interceptor.
(Ord. passed 2-23-2009) Penalty, see § 53.99