Legal Documents of Jefferson City

All new food service establishments inside the JCSCD wastewater service area are expected to conduct their operations in such a manner that grease is captured on the user's premises and properly disposed. Existing food service establishments will be given sixty (60) days after receiving notification to install an approved grease interceptor.

JCSCD will periodically inspect each food service establishment on an as-needed basis to ensure that each establishment is complying with the intent of the FOG Program. Grease interceptors/traps must be certified by JCSCD annually.

Thorough preventive maintenance records or emergency calls related to grease, JCSCD will identify and target "grease problem areas" in the wastewater collection system. Food service establishments, located upstream of these problem areas who discharge their wastewater into the "problem" lines, will be identified as potential contributors to the grease build-up.

Each food service establishment in the vicinity of the "problem area" will be inspected. The establishments' grease control practices and the adequacy of their grease interceptor/trap will be assessed. Maintenance records, sizing, and conditions will be reviewed.

Following the inspections, JCSCD will send written notice to the inspected food service establishments containing an educational brochure on grease in the sewer system, a summary of the policy requirements, and the results of the inspection. The inspections will typically result in one of the following actions:

Establishments equipped with an appropriate and adequately-sized grease interceptor/trap who are meeting the intent of the FOG program through effective grease control practices will be commended for their compliance.

Establishments may be required to develop and submit to JCSCD a proposed plan designed to achieve compliance through improved housekeeping and increased maintenance and pumping on the existing grease interceptor/trap.

Establishments that are unsuccessful in achieving compliance with the intent of the FOG program through improved housekeeping and increased maintenance and pumping on the existing grease interceptor/equipment will be required to upgrade the necessary interceptor(s) to bring the establishment into compliance within sixty (60) days. If the customer requires more than the allotted time, a request for an extension must be made in writing at least ten (10) days prior to compliance deadline.

Food service establishments shall train their employees on proper grease disposal practices and maintain documentation that each employee has received such training. Black water shall not be discharged into the grease interceptor. According to Article 206.3.b of the Sanitary Sewer Use Ordinance for the City of Jefferson City, a user may not contribute the following substances to any sewage works:

206.3.b Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the sewage treatment facilities such as, but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.

All floor drains in the kitchen and food storage areas must go through the grease interceptor. Additionally, all floor drains must have screens to prevent solid items from entering the sewer line.

JCSCD recommends that solid food waste products be disposed of through normal solid waste/garbage disposal procedures. The use of garbage grinders, which discharge into the sanitary sewer, is discouraged within the JCSCD wastewater service area. In the event that a device is used in a commercial or industrial establishment, it must be connected to the grease interceptor. The use of a garbage grinder decreases the operational capacity of the grease interceptor and will require an increased pumping frequency to ensure continuous and effective operation. No paper, plastic or cloth material may be disposed of in a garbage grinder or kitchen drain.

Commercial dishwasher connections must be connected to the grease control device. Dishwashers discharge hot water and soap, which can melt grease stored in an overburdened interceptor. Melted grease may then pass through the interceptor into the customer's service line and the public sewer system, where the grease hardens and causes line clogs. Dishwasher temperatures should be regulated as such to maintain adequate trap effluent temperature. Trap effluent temperature should be no greater than eighty degrees (80°) Fahrenheit.

All sinks, dishwashers, soda machines and garbage disposal drains must also go through the grease control device. All fixtures may remain connected to a grease control device, except fixtures which may discharge black water.

Each grease control device shall be installed and connected so that it is easily accessible for inspection, cleaning and removal of the intercepted grease at any time. A grease trap may not be installed in any part of a building unless approved in writing by JCSCD.

Location of grease interceptors shall meet the approval of JCSCD. The best location of an interceptor is in an area outside of an outside wall, but upstream from the black water drain line(s). (as added by Ord. #2008-10, Aug. 2008)