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Johnson County, Kansas Environmental Department Protecting You and Your Environment |
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New Grease Management Requirements
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Did you know that grease, oils and fats from food service establishments can
block sanitary sewer lines and cause damage to the wastewater system and
the environment? As the number of restaurants grows and dining out becomes more
and more popular in Johnson County, grease blockages are a looming
problem and result in significant repair costs to the Johnson County
Unified Wastewater Districts. Below are pictures of recent releases to the environment due to
sewer lines clogged with grease. Click on any picture to see a larger version. |
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To address the ongoing problems with wastewater system blockages and backups from grease discharges, changes to the Johnson County Sewer Use Code are effective starting January 1, 2003. The Code changes impose new grease management requirements at food service establishments with an exterior grease interceptor connected to the Johnson County Unified Wastewater Districts (JCUWD). To review a summary of the grease management requirements, click here. To review the complete new Code, click here. Many of the changes to the Sewer Use Code simply formalize existing requirements or practices and may not materially affect your current operation. Other changes pertain only to new food service establishments and do not affect existing facilities unless they are known to be causing a grease-related wastewater problem. All food service facilities with an exterior grease interceptor are required to obtain an annual grease interceptor operating permit from the Environmental Department and to pay an annual operating permit of $288.75. These are new requirements that can be found in Article 4, Part E of the Code. Questions? Contact Shane Burnett with the Johnson County Environmental Department by phone at 913-715-6900, or by email at Shane Burnett.
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