(a) “Village” shall mean the Village of Utica, Ohio, and its utility service area.
(b) “Administrator” shall mean the Utica Village Administrator.
(c) “Person” shall mean any actual person, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, and any governmental entity or political subdivision and departments and agencies thereof.
(d) “Fats, oils and greases”. Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical test procedures in 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time to time. All are sometimes referred to herein as “FOG”.
(e) “Fats, oils and grease removal system”. Interceptors, separators, traps or grease recovery devices, which prevent free floating fats, oils and greases from entering the sewage disposal system.
(f) “Grease laden waste”. Effluent discharge that is produced from food processing, food preparation or other commercial source where fats, oils and greases enter automatic dishwasher pre-rinse stations, sinks or other appurtenances.
(g) “Grease recovery device”. An active automatic device, which separates and removes fats, oils and greases from effluent discharge, and cleans itself of accumulated fats, oils and greases at least once every 24 hours, utilizing electromechanical apparatus to accomplish removal.
(h) “Grease trap or interceptor”. A device for separating and retaining waterborne fats, oils and greases prior to the wastewater exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. These devices also serve to collect settlable solids generated by and from food preparation activities, prior to the water exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system.
(i) “Minimum design capability”. The design features of a grease interceptor and its ability or volume required to effectively intercept and retain fats, oils and greases from greaseladen wastewaters discharged to the public sanitary sewer.
(j) Food preparation establishment (“FPE”) means a retail food establishment as defined in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Title 37, Chapter 3717.01, or any other facility discharging FOG above the effluent limits in this chapter such as, but not limited to restaurants, hotel kitchens, hospital kitchens, school kitchens, bars, factory cafeterias, retail bakeries and clubs.
(k) “Wastewater” shall mean any substance introduced, contributed to, or discharged into the Village’s wastewater collection system or publicly-owned treatment works (“POTW”).
(l) “User” shall mean any person including those located outside the jurisdictional limits of the Village primarily engaged in any commercial, industrial, institutional or other non-residential activity who introduces, contributes or discharges (or causes or permits the introduction, contribution or discharge of) wastewater into the Village’s wastewater collection system or POTW.
(Ord. 16-020. Passed 8-15-16.)