Massachusetts Town Plans Crack Down On Grease Trap Pumping Commercial kitchens in Bourne Massachusetts that are linked to the sewer system are being warned that new sewer regulations regarding grease trap pumping will be enforced in an effort to safeguard the infrastructure of the sewer system. At a recent meeting of the board of sewage […]
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Georgia Business Owners Unhappy With New Grease Trap Ordinance Some restaurant owners in Valdosta Georgia are upset about a city ordinance they say is unfair and extremely costly. The City is requiring restaurants, new and old, to install new grease traps that could cost thousands of dollars. Something business owners are not happy about. Roger
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Florida Mandates Grease Trap Cleaning Regulations To Fight Fatbergs The City of Tampa Florida has implemented a campaign to spread awareness of new state laws governing the disposal of cooking fat and oil. Restaurants must pump out both spent oil and the accompanying dirty water simultaneously under the new regulations without allowing any water to
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West Virginia City Implements Grease Interceptor Ordinance The City Council in Piedmont West Virginia passed an ordinance mandating that all commercial kitchens install a grease interceptor as a result of recent issues with grease clogging up a Downtown sewer line. The City had to unclog the Ashfield Street line five times as a result of
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Texas Town Modifies In-Ground Grease Trap Sizing Requirements The process of opening a restaurant is often a lengthy and expensive process with numerous requirements. One of these rules will be relaxed soon for smaller restaurants that are considering Sherman Texas as a potential location. The City Council overwhelmingly approved to alter and amend the City’s
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Water Resource Agency Implementing FOG Management Program For Kentucky Grease Interceptors For restaurants and commercial kitchens in Daviess County, the Regional Water Resource Agency is implementing a Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) management program. When it comes to fats, oils, and grease making their way into the wastewater system, this new program aims to help
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City Cracking Down on New York Businesses Without Grease Traps The Schroon Town Board updated its regulations after cooking oils and grease threatened to overrun the public sewer system and sent registered letters to commercial kitchen owners advising them that grease traps were now required. However, only two businesses were found to have complied during
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City At Odds With Illinois Restaurant Over Grease Trap Maintenance A giant grease ball inside some old pipes have a City in Illinois and a restaurant owner at odds over who should pay for work done by the City’s Public Works Department. The City claims the property owner is responsible for the damage to the
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High School in Maryland Plagued By Grease Trap Odors A wide swath of a local high school in Maryland was recently flooded by a foul odor. The smell spread across the school and lingered well past dismissal as a contractor cleaned a clogged grease trap and sewage backup in the cafeteria. “Students were rightfully complaining,”
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Changes In Florida Grease Trap Regulations Concern Commercial Kitchen Owners In an effort to reduce sewage spills and runoff from grease interceptors, a county in Florida approved a fats, oils and grease ordinance that required business owners to increase the frequency in which they pump out their grease traps. However, several business owners said the
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