Grease Trap Sizing

Texas Town Approves Ordinance On Grease Trap Cleaning At Local Businesses Businesses and institutions across Tyler, TX will have new requirements on the fats, oils and grease that they put into the City’s sewer system. The Tyler City Council voted to implement a new ordinance regulating grease traps used in local businesses. The vote at […]

Commercial Kitchen Backlash from California City’s Grease Interceptor Law Enforcement A California City’s grease interceptor law that has been at the center of some controversy after City staff began re-enforcing the decades-old municipal code. It was put under the spotlight at a recent meeting of the Lompoc City Council. The Council reviewed the ordinance, which

Café In Five Year Legal Battle Over Grease Trap Regulations There are several lessons to be learned in this ongoing story about a five year (and counting) legal battle over whether or not a café inside a now defunct bookstore needs to have a grease trap installed. But, probably the most important lesson to be

Nottingham Restaurant Owner Prosecuted For Grease Interceptor Violations A restaurant owner in Nottingham has been fined for blocking sewers with fat, oil and grease after multiple customer reports of sewer blockages and flooding in the area. Appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court, the owner pled guilty to a charge relating to the emptying of waste into

New York Targeting Grease Trap Offenders The Department of Public Works Superintendent Terry Brolinski in the Village of Lewiston New York has reminded Board Members that some restaurant owners are ignoring the grease trap ordinance. Instead of summarily dumping grease down the drain, eateries are required to have a grease trap. When grease isn’t properly

City Implementing Grease Trap Inspections For Delaware Restaurants A recent study showed extremely high levels of biocontaminants in Rehoboth Delaware’s stormwater system in the hours immediately following heavy rains. At the time, city officials questioned the source of the bacteria, because the state’s ocean monitoring system wasn’t showing those same high levels of bacteria in

Florida Restaurant Grease Trap Spill Covers City Streets About 100 gallons of grease from a Florida restaurant spilled into the streets according to city officials and a state report. The grease flowed from the grease trap and spilled into a parking lot behind the building. “This type of spill rarely happens,” said Nora Emmanuel, city

Iowa Restaurants Offered Rebates For Grease Trap Sizing and Installation The City of Clinton, Iowa is implementing a proactive approach to reduce grease build-up at their water treatment plant. As part of their 2018 budget, a part-time fats, oils and grease inspector has been deployed to check on food establishments regarding the maintenance of grease

Grease Trap Issues Cause Popular California Restaurant to Close A California restaurant closed its downtown location due to a dispute over the cause of foul odors to the dismay of the owner. A neighboring business in the building noticed a strong sewage smell and warned the restaurant. The restaurant owner didn’t notice anything unusual and did not