(A) User Discharge Permit Required.
(1) All FSEs, whether new or existing, shall be required to obtain a users discharge permit from the City.
(2) All industries requiring Gross Particle Separators, whether new or existing, shall be required to obtain a user discharge permit from the City.
(3) All user discharge permit required establishments that change ownership must apply for a new user discharge permit within thirty (30) days of the change in ownership.
(B) Grease Interceptors Required.
(1) All FSEs are required to install, operate and maintain an approved type and adequately size Grease Interceptor in order to comply with the objectives of this section. All Grease Interceptors must comply with the City's design plans and must be submitted to the Utilities Director or their designee for review. The Grease Interceptor must be adequate to separate and remove Grease contained in wastewater discharges from FSEs prior to discharge into the sewer system. All fixtures, equipment, and drain lines located in the food preparation and clean up areas of FSEs that are sources of Grease discharges shall be connected to a Grease Interceptor. Compliance shall be established as follows:
(a) New construction of FSEs shall include Grease Interceptors with a minimum seven hundred fifty (750) gallon capacity prior to commencing discharge of wastewater into the sewer system.
(b) Existing FSEs must install a suitable Grease Interceptor, unless a stay of such requirement is granted by the Utilities Director or his/her designee. The maximum time permitted for the stay of this requirement is three (3) years.
1. Existing FSEs that change ownership undergo remodeling or change operations shall be required to install an approved Grease Interceptors.
2. Existing FSEs that the Utilities Director or his/her designee has determined to have caused or contributed to Grease related blockage in the sewer system, or which have sewer laterals that contribute significant amounts of Grease to the sewer system, as determined by inspection and sampling, shall be required to install Grease Interceptors no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after notification by the City.
(c) In certain special cases, permits for internal Grease Interceptors will be issued by the Utilities Director or his/her designee. Such permits will only be granted when space is limited so as to prevent installation of an external Grease Interceptor.
(C) General Requirements.
(1) Disposal of waste cooking oil drainage pipes is prohibited. All waste cooking oils shall be collected and stored properly in receptacles such as barrels or drums for recycling or other acceptable methods of disposal.
(2) No FSE shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, Grease that exceeds the concentration level approved by the Utilities Director, and as established by state regulations, into the sewer system. No FSE shall discharge any Grease that may accumulate and/or cause or contribute to blockages in the sewer system or at a sewer system lateral which connects the FSE to the sewer system.
(3) Grease, oil and gross particle separators shall be provided when, in the opinion of the City, they are necessary for the proper handling of sewage containing floatable Grease in excessive amounts. Grease Interceptors shall be required for the necessary and proper handling of wastewater containing excessive amounts of Grease, or other harmful substance, except that such Grease Interceptors shall not be required for residential users. All Grease Interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Utilities Director or his/her designee, and shall be so located to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease Interceptors shall be inspected and cleaned regularly, on an as-needed basis. Access to Grease Interceptors must be provided by two (2) manholes (one on each compartment), terminating at finished grade with cast iron frame and cover.
(4) In areas where additional weight loads exist, such as in areas with vehicular traffic, the interceptor shall be designed to have adequate load bearing capacity, as determined by the Utilities Director or his/her designee.
(5) Discharge of wastewater from dishwashers or any wastewater in excess of one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140ºF), into any Grease Interceptor is prohibited, unless a cooling tank has been installed.
(6) Discharge of wastes from toilets, urinals, washbasins, and other fixtures containing fecal materials to sewer lines intended to service Grease Interceptors, or from Grease Interceptors to sewer lines intended to service toilets, urinals or washbasins, is prohibited.
(7) Grease removed from Grease Interceptors must be properly disposed of by waste haulers permitted to perform such removal. Discharge of any Grease removed from a Grease Interceptor into the sewer system is prohibited.
(8) The use of any enzymes, chemicals or other products designed to emulsify, liquefy or further render grease soluble for the purpose of cleaning drain lines or circumventing the intended design of the Grease Interceptor is prohibited.
(D) Pump-Outs, Maintenance Reports Required.
(1) All user discharge permit required establishments (see Subsection (A) above) shall contract with a licensed septic plumbing contractor, permitted by the State of Florida, for the removal and disposal of Grease Interceptor material. Pump-outs shall be required on a monthly basis, or as required based on Grease production. All Grease Interceptors must be inspected and certified on an annual basis by a licensed septic system contractor and the Utilities Director or his/her designee. The User shall maintain a record of all pump-outs for at least a three (3) year period. All pump-out records, annual inspection receipts and health department inspection certifications must be displayed in the FSE. Failure to comply with the requirement may result in fines, as established by the City by resolution.
(E) Program Monitoring, Compliance.
(1) It is the responsibility of each user discharge permit required establishment (see Subsection (A) above) to maintain their effluent discharge quality. If a Grease Interceptor is inspected and is found to have over eight inches (8") of solids in the bottom, or a Grease cap of over three inches (3") or the FSE exceeds discharge compliance levels, based on effluent sampling, immediate pump-out may be required.
(F) Additional program details can be found in the City’s FOG Policy and Procedures Manual.
(Ord. 2013-15, passed 2-21-13)