As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Any business or other entity that sells, processes, manufactures,
makes or otherwise deals in or with and empties into the sewer system
food, food by-products, and/or other animal products.
The following solid or viscous wastes which will or may cause
obstruction to the flow in the sewer lines, or otherwise interfere
with the proper operation of the treatment of sewage, are prohibited
from entering the sewer system: any liquid containing oils, fats,
wax, or grease (whether emulsified or not) in excess of 100 mg/l of
solvent soluble materials, or containing substances which may solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150°
F.; improperly shredded garbage, animal guts or tissues, bones, hides,
entrails, feathers, spent grains or hops, milk or milk by-products,
waste paper and such similar substances as may be designated by the
Borough of Milford Sewer Utility.
All food establishments shall install such grease traps, filters
or other pretreatment facilities and operating procedures designed
to prevent such above-specified materials from entering the sewer
system. A detail of the plan for such grease traps, filters, etc.,
shall be supplied to the sewerage utility along with an outline of
the establishment's operating procedures to prevent entry into
the sewer system. Such installation, plans and procedures shall be
approved by the Sewer Utility. In order to identify those traps, filters,
etc., which may be malfunctioning or are of a capacity of design inadequate
to properly intercept the waste discharged, each food establishment
subject to this section shall, at the owner's expense, install
a monitoring point on the premises. The monitoring point(s) shall
consist of cleanouts extended to be flush with the existing grade
at a point on the premises as near to the sanitary sewer main as possible.
Access to the monitoring point(s) shall be kept reasonably open to
the Plumbing Subcode Official or the Sewer Utility or its agents.
Should a food establishment feel that it should be exempt from some
or all of the requirements of this section, they may apply in person
or in writing to the Sewer Utility. The Sewer Utility may, for good
cause shown, waive some or all of the requirements here set forth.
Such waiver shall apply only to the then-owner and shall be in effect
only so long as the then-existing use and/or procedures continue and
only so long as there is no evidence that prohibited wastes are entering
the sewer system.
All food establishments shall maintain such traps, filters,
etc., in proper working order, and they shall perform the necessary
operating procedures on a continuous basis. Removal of trapped wastes
shall be only by licensed haulers. Each food establishment shall maintain
a written record of trap maintenance for a period of three years.
All such records shall be readily available for inspection by the
Borough at all times.
The Plumbing Subcode Official, Sewer Utility, its agents or
employees may inspect such filters, traps, etc., and such operating
procedures to ensure that they are properly installed, maintained,
cleaned out and to ensure that the operating procedures are being
implemented.
In the event it shall be necessary to clean out, repair and/or
replace any sewer line due to failure to install and/or maintain such
traps, filters and/or procedures, the cost of same shall be paid by
the owner of such property. In addition, should it become necessary
for the Borough to clean out such traps or filters, the cost of the
same shall be paid by the owner of such property. Failure to pay shall
result in the cost of same being added to the sewer bill.
All new food establishments shall install and have approved
such traps, filters, etc., prior to commencing business.
Within 90 days after receipt of notice, all food establishments
as of the date of the adoption of this section shall provide the Plumbing
Subcode Official with details as to existing traps, filters, pretreatment
facilities and operating procedures. Upon review and/or inspection
by the Plumbing Subcode Official, said food establishments shall within
six months install and implement such traps, filters, pretreatment
facilities and/or operating procedures as determined by the Plumbing
Subcode Official in order to comply with this section.
Bacteria products used in the maintenance of grease traps, grease
interceptors or other pretreatment devices shall be preapproved the
Borough of Milford Sewer Utility. The owners or managers of food establishments
that wish to use such products must obtain written approval from the
Borough Sewer Utility. Each site wishing to use a product must obtain
separate approval. As a minimum, a material safety data sheet (MSDS)
must be submitted to the Borough and the Sewer Utility for approval
of the product prior to beginning treatment. The MSDS, or other information
submitted, must identify all active and inactive ingredients of the
product.
In the event of a failure to provide plans, failure to install
and maintain, and/or a failure to comply with operating procedures,
or the refusal to allow inspection, the Sewer Utility may, upon 30
days' notice to comply, impose such surcharge upon the sewer
bill as is reasonably estimated to over any existing or anticipated
added costs due to such failure. Further, in the event of such noncompliance,
the Sewer Utility may, upon 60 days' notice, terminate sewer
service by the severance of sewer connection and such shall not be
restored until proof of elimination of such noncompliance is supplied.
In addition, the Sewer Utility may seek imposition of a court-ordered
penalty for each day the offense continues.