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SFPUC presents draft fats, oils and grease ordinance to Port Commission, recommends automatic grease removal devices for high-risk restaurants
Summary
SFPUC staff briefed the Port Commission on a draft fats, oils and grease (FOG) control ordinance that would categorize restaurants by grease-discharge risk and require automatic grease removal devices for the highest-risk businesses; staff said grease-related responses cost the city over $3.5 million annually.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission presented a draft fats, oils and grease (FOG) control ordinance to the Port Commission as part of coordinated efforts to reduce sewer blockages and meet permitted discharge requirements. Rich Berman (port real estate regulatory specialist) introduced Karen Hurst, the SFPUC Water Pollution Program Manager, who described the proposed ordinance’s intent, background and major provisions.
Hurst told the commission that sanitary-sewer operators have identified grease as a chronic cause of sewer blockages and emergency response work, and that port and city plumbing and public-works codes already require grease-capturing equipment in many…
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