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Sanford officials review oil-and-grease rules after utility problems, ask staff for more data
Summary
City staff outlined Sanford’s Oil and Grease Prevention Program, described permit rules and cleaning requirements, and recommended consolidating guidance into one manual. Commissioners asked staff to collect and present data tying grease to costs and to study economic impacts on businesses and development.
Sanford officials reviewed the city’s Oil and Grease Prevention Program on Sept. 22, with Public Works and Utilities staff presenting technical standards for grease traps, interceptors and oil/water separators and explaining inspection and permitting practices. The commission asked staff to gather more data on costs, business impacts and the program’s effect on sewer overflows and plant operations.
The presentation, delivered by Brett Johnson, Public Works and Utilities director, said grease is the leading cause of sewer overflows and blockages and can force the city to use vac trucks or excavate sewer lines. Johnson said the city is consolidating information now scattered across an ordinance, a utility specifications manual and an oil-and-grease manual into a single, updated Oil and Grease Prevention Program manual to remove contradictory requirements.
City staff described current permit and maintenance requirements: an oil-and-grease permit…
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