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Task force hears city enforcement approach after several sewer lateral blockages tied to grease
Summary
Public Works and environmental staff described grease-trap contracting, documentation and inspection practices after members raised concerns that restaurants and other businesses were causing sewer lateral blockages.
City staff told the Infrastructure Task Force on June 2 that many sewer lateral blockages reported recently are consistent with grease or solids discharged from food-service businesses, and they described how the city enforces grease-trap requirements.
The topic matters because lateral blockages can cause sewer overflows, increase maintenance costs and disrupt service for neighborhoods and businesses.
Nancy K., from the city’s environmental and regulatory affairs team, summarized the local enforcement framework: the city’s ordinance requires food establishments to have a contract with a grease-trap hauler and retain manifests showing regular cleaning. “Every food establishment, they're supposed to have…
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