(A) Grease interceptors shall be installed by users as required by this article. Grease interceptors shall be installed at the user's expense, when the user operates a cooking establishment and or a commercial/industrial grease and oil generating establishment grease interceptors may also be required in non-cooking or cold dairy and frozen foodstuffs establishments and other industrial, commercial or institutional establishments when they are deemed necessary by the Director or his or her designee for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease.
(B) All grease interceptors shall be of a type, design and capacity approved by the Director or his or her designee and shall be readily and easily accessible for user cleaning and town inspection. No grease interceptors shall be less than 1,000-gallon capacity unless otherwise approved by the Town Manager.
(C) All grease interceptors shall be subject to review, evaluation and inspection by the Director or designee during normal working hours. Results of inspections will be made available to the user. The Director or designee may make recommendations for correction and improvement.
(D) All grease interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of accumulated waste contents as required in order to maintain minimum design capacity or effective volume of the grease interceptor, but not less than every 30 days. Waste removed from grease interceptors shall not be discharged into the town's sanitary sewer system. The user shall be responsible for the disposal of such waste.
(E) The user shall maintain a written record of the grease interceptor for three years. All records will be available for inspection by the Director or his or her designee on site at all times. The user shall also submit written reports of the maintenance when requested by the town.
(F) No non-grease laden sources are allowed to be connected to sewer lines intended for grease interceptor service.
(G) Access manholes, with a minimum diameter of 24 inches, shall be provided over each chamber and sanitary tee. The access manholes shall extend at least to finished grade and be designed and maintained to prevent water inflow and infiltration. The manholes shall also have readily removable covers to facilitate inspection, grease removal and wastewater sampling activities.
(Ord. passed 12-7-2010)