NOTICE
Public Works is proposing amendments to Title 20 to incorporate and consolidate requirements for the control of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) in the sanitary sewer system. The link to the Draft Copy of Proposed Ordinance Amending Title 20 can be found
here (PDF, 664 KB) (Updated October 29, 2008 – see below for updated parts). The revision better defines the Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) program as required by the
Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems. It also revises definitions to conform with the 2007 Uniform Plumbing Code and makes references to the Code of Federal Regulations 40CFR for Environmental Protection.
Additional references can be found here:
LA County Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP) Sources for Definitions in Proposed Revisions to Title 20 (PDF, 19 KB) Public Comments from Public Information Meeting Held on October 16, 2008 (PDF, 8 KB) Updates on the proposed ordinance will be posted on this website. UPDATED October 29, 2008
The following two parts were updated on the proposed ordinance on October 6, 2008.
20.20.121 Food service establishment.
“Food service establishment” means a facility engaged in preparing food for consumption by the public such as a restaurant, bakery, commercial kitchen, caterer, hotel, school, religious institution, hospital, prison, correctional facility, or care institution.
20.36.310 Permit - required when.
D. For the purpose of this section, discharges resulting from garbage grinders powered by motors less greater than one and one-half horsepower, in food service establishments in accordance with the provisions of Title 28 of this code and where such facilities are not required by other provisions of this Division 2, are not considered to be industrial waste discharges.
The following part was updated on the proposed ordinance on October 15, 2008.
20.34.100 C
C. A plan and schedule for the removal and legal disposal of FOG removed from effluent by a FOG disposal system and/or GRD. When so required by the director, such a plan and schedule may include the maintenance of a log record detailing cleaning, repair, inspection, accidental spill and disposal events in connection with the system or device. The director shall have access to any required log during reasonable business hours and may specify a time period during which such a log is maintained.
The following five parts were updated on the proposed ordinance on October 29, 2008.
20.20.119 FOG disposal system
“FOG disposal system” means a grease interceptor that reduces fats, oils, and grease (FOG) in effluent by separation, and mass and volume reduction.
20.20.122 Gravity grease interceptor
“Gravity grease interceptor” means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge and is identified by volume, 30-minute retention time, baffle(s), a minimum of two compartments, a minimum total volume of 750 gallons, and gravity separation.
20.20.123 Grease interceptor
“Grease interceptor” means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge.
20.20.124 Grease removal device (GRD)
“Grease removal device (GRD)” means any hydromechanical grease interceptor that automatically, mechanically removes FOG from the interceptor, the control of which are either automatic or manually initiated.
20.20.131 Hydromechanical grease interceptor
“Hydromechanical grease interceptor” means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge and is identified by flow rate, and separation and retention efficiency. The design incorporates air entrainment, hydromechanical separation, interior baffling, and/or barriers in combination or separately, and one of the following:
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