(a) For purposes of this section, the term "grease trap sludge" means the solid, lighter-than-water fraction of wastewater from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking or consumption of food that is discharged to a pretreatment unit or device commonly referred to as a grease trap. The principal components of grease trap sludge are fats, oils and grease.
(b) Each person, firm, corporation, association, institution, commercial establishment or business entity who or which owns or operates a grease trap as required by Chapter 1044 of these Codified Ordinances shall cause collected or trapped fats, oils and grease to be cleaned and removed from such device on a periodic basis and delivered to a facility authorized to use, treat or dispose of such material. Such clean-out and removal shall be accomplished on a monthly basis unless the Building Commissioner or his or her designee, upon receipt of proof from the owner or operator, or on the basis of his or her own inspection of the grease trap, determines that a less or more frequent maintenance schedule is required to achieve the purposes of this section and to prevent the discharge of fats, oils and grease into the Village of Richton Park's sewer system.
(c) No person, firm, corporation, association, institution, commercial establishment or business entity shall introduce, nor allow the introduction of, physical, chemical or biological agents into grease traps for the purpose of resuspending, dissolving, emulsifying or rendering soluble any fats, oils or grease removed from wastewater by such grease traps and reintroducing them into the Village of Richton Park's sewer system.
(d) No person, firm, corporation, association, institution, commercial establishment or business entity shall cause or allow the discharge, deposit or disposal of any grease trap sludge into any sewer owned by the Village of Richton Park.
(e) If a report finding the presence of grease trap sludge is made by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to the Building Department of the Village of Richton Park, an inspection of all of the grease traps that could have caused the presence of the grease trap sludge shall be conducted by a representative of the Department.
If it is found at the time of such inspection that any inspected grease trap is in violation of any section of this section, the violating person, firm, corporation, association, institution, commercial establishment or business entity shall be responsible for the cost of correcting the problem in the public sewer which is attributable to them, as well as the penalties described in Section 1042.99.
(Ord. 893. Passed 3-25-96.)