Please contact us NOW for immediate assistance with your project and expedite Grease Interceptor approval!

A Food service establishment is exempted from obtaining an industrial wastewater permit if it does not potentially generate waste FOG during food preparation processes, and does not significantly affect the publicly owned treatment works.

Exempted facilities shall not use any grills, fryers, stir-fry type (woks) ranges, barbecues, or similar devices where grease can be introduced in the wastewater.

The Best Management Practices that food service establishments are required to implement include: collection of waste cooking oil and storing in drums or barrels for recycling, disposing food waste directly into the trash or garbage can and not into the sink, dry-wiping pots, pans and dishware prior to washing, using absorbent pads or other materials to clean up spills before mopping the floor, and removing garbage grinders which force food containing FOG into the sewer.