(A) All traps shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning by the user and for inspection by the City Manager.
(B) All traps 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 gastight and watertight.
(C) The owner shall ensure that all traps work properly and effectively.
(D) All traps shall fully comply with all applicable provisions of the municipal code and any other applicable city regulations.
(E) The owner shall be solely responsible for the cost and completion of trap cleaning, inspection and maintenance, and repairs.
(F) Pumping of all traps shall be performed when, in the case of a grease trap, the total volume of captured FOG and food sludge in a grease trap or, in the case of a sand and oil trap, the total volume of captured sand and oil displaces 20% or more of the volume of the trap. In no case shall pumping be performed less often than every 30 days. Pumping the trap means emptying it and cleaning the side walls, cross pipes, and inlet and outlet pipes.
(G) All traps shall be opened, inspected, and maintained a minimum of once per month.
(H) Traps may be inspected by the City Manager as often as deemed necessary to assure compliance with this article. Such inspections may be unannounced. The City Manager may review the facilities’ records on proper pumping, cleaning, maintenance, and disposal activities and may order the facility to make such changes or repairs as necessary to comply with the provisions of this article.
(I) The owner shall be solely responsible for the cost and completion of all repairs of traps. Repairs required by the City Manager shall be completed within 21 calendar days from the date of receipt of written notice of required repairs.
(J) The owner shall be responsible for the lawful disposition of all grease, sand, oil, and materials removed from traps.
(K) The owner shall maintain records of all trap cleaning, maintenance, disposal, and repair, and shall make all records available to the City Manager on demand. Such records shall include the date and time of the event recorded, as well as the date the record was created and shall include the amount of material pumped, the repair conducted, or similar description of the recorded event. All records shall be signed by the authorized owner or operator, or a representative of the owner or operator. If cleaning and maintenance are done by facility owners, written maintenance and cleaning procedures, as well as the above-required records are required and shall be made available to the City Manager upon demand. All required written records shall be maintained for three years from the date the record was created.
(L) No chemicals, enzymes, emulsions, live bacteria, or other grease cutters or additives to grease traps shall be used without the prior written approval of the City Manager. If the City Manager’s approval to apply such additives is requested, the City Manager shall be furnished the material safety data sheet for the substance to be used together with any other information requested by the City Manager, including but not limited to the frequency of application, concentration/dose, and method of application. Approval by the City Manager to use additives may be for a limited time period, and in any event, may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the City Manager.
(M) No grease, sand, or oil sources shall be connected directly to sewer lines or be allowed in any other manner to bypass the trap.
(N) Sewage shall not be allowed to pass through a trap.
(O) Access covers or manholes shall be clearly identifiable and provided over each trap. The manhole shall have readily removable covers to facilitate inspection, the removal of grease, sand, oil, and other materials, and gray water sampling activities. The location of the trap shall be kept free and clear of debris. Blocking or covering the access to manholes is prohibited. The owners or designated representatives (facility managers) of the food service facilities or transportation service establishments shall open access covers or manhole covers at the request of the City Manager.
(P) Traps shall be designed and maintained so as to prevent surface water or groundwater from entering trap through leaks in the plumbing or cracks in the trap itself.
(Q) Under the sink grease traps shall be cleaned at a minimum of once per week, or more often as necessary, to prevent pass-through of grease and other solids into the city’s sewage system. Facilities with under the sink grease traps are subject to the same recordkeeping requirements as indicated above.
(R) FOG, sand, or oil shall not be discharged directly to the city’s sewage system, storm sewer system, or any other location not designated by the City Manager for the reception of such materials.
(S) A sampling port shall be installed in a location approved by the City Manager to allow sampling by the City Manager. The sampling port shall be located between the trap and the discharge point to the sewer system.
(T) The owner shall allow the City Manager ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the facility for the purpose of trap inspections, observations, records examination, measurements, sampling, testing, and any other function deemed necessary under this article.