No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged into the Township sewer collection system, any water
or waste containing more one hundred (100) ppm by weight of fats,
oils or grease. This regulation is required to avoid the buildup of
these materials in the sewer collection system which result in a loss
of capacity, blockages, and additional costs for their removal.
In the event the Authority determines through testing that there has been a violation of these regulations, the Authority shall provide notice to the owner of the premises and to the tenant (if different form owner of premises) of the details of the test results. The owner and/or tenant shall have twenty (20) days to correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within twenty (20) days, the owner and/or tenant shall be subject to the penalty provisions contained in Section
221-13 of this chapter. For purposes of this article the owner shall be the responsible party for the actions of any tenant violating this article.
The cost of sampling and analyses
shall be borne by the grease generating establishment. The owner of
the premises is ultimately responsible for any cost charged to a tenant.
The costs incurred by the Township
in removing a blockage in the Township sewer collection system as
a result of a violation of this article shall be the responsibility
of the owner of the grease generating establishment.
All new grease traps to be installed
in either new or existing grease generating establishments must be
at least one hundred (100) pounds minimum in size.
Where any facility is termed a significant
grease generating structure by the Township, the applicant will be
required to install a one thousand (1,000) gallon exterior grease
trap. This includes but is not limited to all Chinese and Italian
restaurants, cafeterias, and institutional kitchens.
The Township may in its discretion
waive or defer the requirements of this section if the grease generating
establishment proves to the satisfaction of the Township that it will
not exceed the one hundred (100) ppm limit.
Definitions of terms as used in this
article of the regulations shall have the following meanings:
GREASE
Includes the accumulation of oils, fats, cellulose, starch,
proteins, wax, or grease, whether emulsified or not, in the sewer
collection system of the Township. These are substances which may
solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two (32)
degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit
(0 degrees-65 degrees Celsius).
GREASE GENERATED ESTABLISHMENTS
All retail food establishments, catering establishments,
commercial food preparation facilities, meat processing facilities,
and other establishments that may be capable of accumulating and discharging
grease into the sewer collection system.
OWNER
Individual, person, firm, company, association, society,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership group, upon whose
property the building or structure is located or will be constructed.