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.
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.