For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. A facility discharging kitchen or food preparation wastewaters such as restaurants, motel, hotels, cafeterias, delicatessen, meat cutting preparation, bakeries, hospitals, schools, bars, or any other facility which in the county’s discretion would require a grease trap installation by virtue of its operation.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR/GREASE TRAP. A device utilized to effect the separation of grease and oils in wastewater effluent from a food service establishment. Such TRAPS or INTERCEPTORS may be of the “outdoor” or underground type normally of a 1,000 gallon capacity or more, or the “under-the-counter” package units which are typically less than 100 gallon capacity. For the purpose of this definition, the words TRAP and INTERCEPTOR are used interchangeably.
INTERFERENCE. The inhibition or disruption of the wastewater treatment processes or operations, or acts or discharges which may cause damage to any portion of the sewerage system or which contribute to a violation of any requirement of a POTWs (publicly owned treatment works) NPDES (national pollutant discharge elimination system) permit. The term includes interference with sewage sludge use or disposal in accordance with state or federal criteria, guidelines, or regulations or any state or federal sludge management plan applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the sewerage system.
(Ord. passed 5-6-2002)