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Grease Management Program Definitions

The following are terms and phrases used in the field of grease management.

Building Drain
All of the building piping upstream of a point which is that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the sanitary and approved industrial wastes from the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning three (3) feet outside the inner face of the building wall.


Food Service Facility
Any user that prepares and/or packages food for sale or consumption, on or off site, with the exception of private residences. Food Service Facility shall include, but is not limited to: food courts, food manufacturers, food processors, food packagers, restaurants, grocery stores, delicatessens, bakeries, lounges, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, churches, and schools. For the purpose of Article 4 Part E of this Code, Food Service Facility shall not include a facility that only prepares beverages; a facility that only sells prepackaged foods; a facility that is currently permitted through the Environmental Department's Industrial Pretreatment Program; or a facility classified as a Significant Industrial User by the Environmental Department.

Garbage
Solid waste from the domestic or commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.

Garbage Disposal
A device that shreds or grinds waste materials into smaller portions for discharge into the wastewater collection system.

Gray Water
All of the liquid contained in a grease interceptor that lies below the floating grease layer and above the solids layer.

Grease
A liquid or solid material containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32 degrees and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, composed primarily of fats, oils or grease from animal or vegetable sources. The phrases "fats, oils and grease (FOG)," "oil and grease," or "oil and grease substances" shall be included in this definition.

Grease Interceptor
A device located underground and outside of a food service facility designed to collect, contain or remove food wastes and grease from the waste stream while allowing the balance of the liquid waste ("gray water”) to discharge to the wastewater collection system by gravity.

Grease Trap
A device located inside a food service facility designed to collect, contain or remove food wastes and grease from the waste stream while allowing the balance of the liquid waste to discharge to the wastewater collection system by gravity.


 
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