[Amended 7-24-2000 by L.L.
No. 2-2000]
A. When required. Grease and oil traps and interceptors
shall be installed at all premises of commercial kitchens and restaurants
engaged in the preparation or service of food for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, flammable wastes or other harmful
ingredients prior to entering the public wastewater collection system. Interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
B. Construction, general. Grease and oil interceptors shall
be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and
extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in
place, shall be gastight and watertight.
C. Existing installations. When in the opinion of the Building
Inspector an existing installation is incapable of handling liquid waste,
the owner shall install a one-thousand-gallon precast exterior grease interceptor
if there is available space on the premises. The manufacturer's specification
and installation plan must be reviewed and approved by the Building Inspector
prior to installation. When adequate space is not available on the premises,
a one-hundred-pound grease trap shall be installed inside the building, at
a maximum distance from hot water discharges, as acceptable to the Building
Inspector. All interceptors shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection. The manufacturer's specification and the installation
plan from the owner must be reviewed and approved by the Superintendent prior
to installation. All installations shall comply with New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Ulster County Health Department and
local laws governing this type of construction.
D. New construction. All food service facilities hereafter
established shall be fitted with separate grease traps of precast concrete
having a minimum one-thousand-gallon capacity exterior to the structure, and
accessible for inspection and pump-out, except that any food service facility
with a seating capacity in excess of 150 seats shall be provided with a grease
trap with a minimum capacity of 2,000 gallons. All installations shall comply
with NYSDEC, Ulster County Health Department and local laws governing this
type of installation.
E. Preexisting nonconforming uses. All food service facilities
which do not have grease and oil traps and interceptors at the premises shall
install such interceptors in accordance with the requirements of this section
within 30 days of connecting to the public sewer.
F. Maintenance. All grease and oil interceptors shall be
maintained at the owner's expense in continuously efficient operation at all
times. The grease and oil interceptor shall be pumped out when it is at 80%
of its intended capacity and the contents disposed of at a NYSDEC approved
disposal facility.
G. Inspection. All installation shall be readily accessible
and open to inspection by the town or its designee at any time. If during
the time of inspection it is determined that the interceptor is at or above
capacity, and not adequately performing its intended function, the owner of
the facility will be given 72 hours from the time of the inspection to have
a licensed contract hauler pump out and properly dispose of the contents.
The owner shall then contact the designee for a reinspection. If the owner
is found to be in noncompliance with these maintenance and inspection requirements,
the Building Inspector shall issue and serve an appearance ticket to the owner
and pursue remedy.
H. Recordkeeping. The owner of each facility responsible
for the installation and maintenance of grease and oil traps and interceptors
shall maintain a pump-out log which will include the proper recording of pump-out
dates. It shall also include receipts indicating service dates and pump-out
volumes from the hauler. This information shall be made available to the Superintendent
at the time of inspection.
When required by the Town Engineer, the owner of any property served
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control
manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely
located and shall be constructed in accordance with the plans approved by
the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made shall be determined in accordance with
the Ulster County Health Department Methods of Examination of Water and Sewage
and using Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as
a correct laboratory reference upon suitable samples taken at control manholes
provided for above. In the event that no special manhole has been required,
the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole
in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern
whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.