(A) Interceptors required. Interceptors for oil, grease, sand and other substances harmful or hazardous to the sanitary sewer system shall be installed by the user at the user's sole expense when in the opinion of the Inspector or designated representative of the town shall deem them necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and/or other harmful ingredients.
(B) Interceptors not required. A grease interceptor shall not be required for individual dwelling units or any private living quarters.
(C) Separators required. At repair garages, gasoline stations with grease racks, grease pits or work racks and at factories where oily and flammable liquid waste are produced, separators shall be installed into which all oil bearing, grease bearing or flammable waste shall be discharged before emptying into the sanitary sewer system or other point of disposal.
(D) Size, type and location to be approved. The size, type and location of each interceptor and of each separator shall be approved and waste other than those requiring treatment and/or separation shall not be discharged in any interceptor or separator. All interceptors shall be of the type and capacity approved by the Inspector or designated town official and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. 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, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas-tight and watertight. When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained at the user's expense in a continuous, efficient operation at all times.
(E) Maintenance. All interceptors and/or separators shall be routinely inspected and maintained at intervals of not more than six months. A written maintenance report certifying that appropriate maintenance has been performed and that the interceptor and/or separator is in good working order and that the effluent does not exceed any of the maximum limits as established by this chapter and/or by any other state or federal regulatory agency or department at intervals not more frequently than six months.
(F) Inspection. The Inspector and/or designation town official shall be permitted access to the user's property at any time to inspect the operation of an interceptor or separator.
('80 Code, § 13.36.020 M.) (Am. Ord. 89-7, passed - -89) Penalty, see § 51.999