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Peoria urges residents, restaurants to keep fats, oils and grease out of sewers
Summary
City of Peoria environmental compliance inspector warns that household and commercial FOG (fats, oils and grease) clogs sewer pipes, risks backups and increases wear at the wastewater plant; city code requires food-service establishments to install and maintain grease traps or interceptors, with pumping at least every 90 days.
Tony Hernandez, an environmental compliance inspector for the City of Peoria, warned that pouring fats, oils and grease — known as FOG — down household or business drains can clog sewer pipes, back up wastewater into homes and streets and put extra wear on wastewater-treatment equipment. “Fats, oils, and grease, also we call it FOG for short. You pour it down the drain, it doesn't just disappear. It kinda lingers, it stays behind,” Hernandez said.
The warning came during a public information segment in which a television host and Hernandez discussed disposal practices and city requirements. Hernandez said FOG can adhere to sewer pipes, solidify and lead to blockages that create public-health hazards and expensive…
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