(A) All businesses and school buildings within the corporate limits of the city in which there are in use any dishwashing machines, scullery and pot sinks, steam cookers, fixtures discharging grease laden waste, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients shall be provided with approved grease traps or interceptors to prevent those substances from entering any soil, waste, pipe, or any other line of the Mt. Washington City Sewer System. Such grease traps or interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units except as set forth herein.
(B) Grease traps or interceptors must be approved for design and application by the State Plumbing Inspector, and shall have a certified minimum grease retention efficiency of 90% and be sized in accordance with the established standards to correspond with the type and flow rate of the fixture. Grease traps and interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas tight and watertight. They shall have their covers securely in place at all times when not being serviced and shall be attended and supervised when being serviced.
(C) Grease traps and interceptors shall be maintained by the owner in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be cleaned by the owner, or its authorized and qualified designer, at least every 90 days, beginning on the date of installation, to ensure the exclusion of grease from the drainage system.
(D) Grease traps and interceptors shall be installed as close as practicable to the source of the wastewater and located outside of the facility unless approval is granted by the Public Works Director.
(E) All wastewater drain piping from food processing equipment, sinks, dishwashers, and floor drains located in food preparation and processing areas shall be separated from other wastewater piping and shall discharge to the grease trap prior to entering the sanitary sewer system.
(F) All existing businesses and school buildings within the corporate limits of the city and subject to this section, in which a grease trap or interceptor is not present at the time of the enactment of this section have sixty (60) days from the date of the enactment to provide for the installation of the approved grease trap or interceptor as provided for within the provisions of this section.
(G) The businesses and schools subject to this section shall provide to the City Works Superintendent verification or proof that their grease trap or interceptor has been cleaned every ninety (90) days. Proof shall be mailed to:
City Works Superintendent
Grease Trap Verification
P.O. Box 285
Mt. Washington, KY 40047
(Ord. 132, passed 1-25-74; Am. Ord. 05-20, passed 6-13-05) Penalty, see § 50.999