A.
The
purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial use
of the City's sewer services and facilities while preventing blockages
of the sewer lines resulting from discharges of fats, oils and grease
(FOG) into the public sewer, and to specify appropriate FOG discharge
requirements for food service establishments as defined herein.
B.
The
provisions set forth in this chapter are designed to ensure compliance
with Federal, State and local laws and regulations, and to allow the
City to meet applicable standards.
C.
This
chapter also establishes quantity and quality standards on all discharges
containing FOG, which may alone or collectively cause or contribute
to FOG accumulation in the sewer facilities causing or potentially
causing or contributing to the occurrence of sanitary sewer overflows.
(Ord. 002-10 C.S. § 2,
eff. 2-25-10)
This chapter shall apply to discharges of wastewater containing FOG conveyed to the public sewer from any commercial or institutional food service establishment. Industrial users subject to Federal pretreatment regulations shall be regulated under Chapter 13.08.
(Ord. 002-10 C.S. § 2,
eff. 2-25-10)
Subject to the foregoing, the meaning of the terms used in this
chapter shall be as follows:
mean activities, prohibitions, maintenance procedures and
other management practices to prevent or reduce the introduction of
FOG into the public sewer.
means a partial or complete obstruction of wastewater flowing
through a sewer pipeline.
means a change to any State or Federal law, permit or regulation;
changes to the City Code; changes to any City NPDES permit or waste
discharge requirement; or the subsequent existence of any court order,
consent decree, injunction or other regulatory or legal imposition
that affects the use and/or operation of the City's sanitary sewer
system and any other public or private sanitary sewer systems, lines
or other public or private infrastructure that connects to the City's
sanitary sewer system.
means any change in the ownership, food types, or operational
procedures that have the potential to change the amount of FOG discharged
by an FSE to the City's wastewater collection and treatment system.
means the City of Stockton, a municipal corporation.
means the public sewer system consisting of all pipes and
conveyance system components conveying wastewater to the City's wastewater
treatment plant.
means an establishment which is used as a base of operations
for one or more motorized food wagons or push carts, where such unit
or units and/or equipment are serviced, cleaned, supplied and/or maintained.
means a collection of individual samples obtained at selected
intervals based on an increment of either flow or time. The resulting
mixture (composite sample) is intended to form a representative sample
of the waste stream discharged during the sample period.
means total operating depth of interceptor contents at which
interceptor is designed to operate.
means the City of Stockton Director of Municipal Utilities
or authorized representative.
means any City employee or agent of the City with authority
to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the authority to make
any decision, on behalf of the Director, required or called for by
this chapter.
means any substance such as vegetable or animal product that
is used in, or is a byproduct of, the cooking or food preparation
process, and that becomes or may become viscous, or solidifies or
may solidify, with a change in temperature or other conditions.
means any device installed in the plumbing or wastewater
system for the purpose of grinding food or food waste.
means a facility, including, but not limited to, any commercial
or institutional entity within the sanitary sewer service area of
the regional wastewater control facility, operating in a permanently
constructed structure such as a room, building or place, or portion
thereof, maintained, used or operated for the purpose of storing,
preparing, serving, manufacturing, packing or otherwise handling food
for sale to other entities, or for consumption by the public, its
members or employees, and which has any process or device that uses
or produces FOG, or grease vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors that
are required to be removed by an exhaust hood pursuant to California
Health and Safety Code Section 114149.1 or in accordance with the
California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law (CURFFL) (California
Health and Safety Code Sections 113700, et seq.). The term "food service
establishment" or "FSE" also means any commissary where food is prepared
using fats, oils or grease and/or which receives water from motorized
food wagons or push carts containing fats, oils or grease. A limited
food preparation establishment is not considered an FSE when engaged
only in reheating, hot holding, or assembly of ready to eat food products,
provided that the establishment has no wastewater discharge containing
a significant amount of FOG.
means a sample taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis
without regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
means any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism,
device or process which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater
plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap, collect
or treat FOG prior to it being discharged into the public sewer.
means a multicompartment device that primarily uses gravity
to separate FOG from the wastewater as it moves from one compartment
to the next. The design, construction, sizing and installation of
grease interceptors shall conform to this chapter and the most current
edition of the California Plumbing Code. In the event of conflict,
this chapter will control.
means a grease control device that is used to serve individual
plumbing fixtures. A grease trap is typically installed indoors, under
or near a dishwashing sink.
mean sewer lines that have experienced grease related blockages
or SSOs and that must be cleaned or maintained frequently to avoid
blockages of the public sewer.
means a person authorized by the Director to inspect any
existing or proposed wastewater generation, conveyance, processing
and/or disposal facilities.
means a school, church, hospital, convalescent home or other
similar entity.
means a "grease interceptor."
means the lateral line owned by the City connecting a home
or other structure to the City's sewer main extending from the sewer
main to the back of the public right-of-way or point of connection
to the private lateral, whichever is applicable. Lower laterals are
generally connected to private laterals.
means that receipt which is retained by an FSE for the disposal
of FOG, recyclable wastes and/or liquid wastes.
means any structure planned or under construction for which
a sewer connection permit has not been issued.
means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm,
company, association, society, corporation, joint stock company, trust,
estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity, or their legal
representatives, agents or assigns. The masculine gender shall include
the feminine and the singular shall include the plural where indicated
by context.
means a sewer connected to the regional wastewater control
facility.
means any physical and/or operational change to an FSE that
involves any one or a combination of the following:
Under-slab plumbing in the food processing area;
A 30 percent or greater increase in the net public seating area;
A 30 percent or greater increase in the size of the kitchen
area;
Any change in the size or type of food preparation equipment;
Any remodel, addition, alteration or repair valued greater than
$75,000.00.
means a person who the Director determines is responsible
for causing, permitting, or maintaining a public nuisance or a violation
of the Municipal Code, any applicable Uniform Code, applicable State
codes, any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit or any wastewater discharge permit. The term "responsible person"
includes, but is not limited to, a property owner, tenant, person
with a legal interest in the property, person in possession of the
property or person that exercises custody and control over the property.
means a sewer which conveys wastewater.
means any overflow, spill, release, discharge or diversion
of untreated or partially treated wastewater from a sanitary sewer
system.
means any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying,
pumping, treating and disposing of sewage, wastewater and/or sludge.
means a building sewer as defined in the latest edition of
the California Plumbing Code. It is the wastewater pipeline connecting
a building's wastewater plumbing to the public sewer.
means any solid, semi-solid and/or liquid decant, sediment
or supernatant from a manufacturing process, utility service, tank,
vault or FOG control facility.
means a pipe or conduit for carrying storm and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes wastewater and industrial wastes, other
than unpolluted cooling water.
means requirement for grease interceptors to be maintained
such that the combined FOG and solids accumulation does not exceed
25 percent of the design hydraulic depth of the grease interceptor.
This is to ensure that the minimum hydraulic retention time and required
available hydraulic volume are maintained to effectively intercept
and retain FOG discharged to the sewer system.
means the private sanitary sewer lateral or pipeline connecting
a home or other structure to the lower lateral, generally extending
from the outside of the foundation of the structure to the public
right-of-way or point of connection to the public sewer system, whichever
is applicable.
means wastewater and any and all other waste substances,
liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation
or of human or animal nature, including such wastes placed within
containers of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal.
means the liquid and water carrying industrial or domestic
wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities,
FSEs, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which is discharged
into the City's wastewater collection system.
(Ord. 002-10 C.S. § 2,
eff. 2-25-10)
