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City outlines restaurant grease program and construction inspections; one illicit discharge handled in April
Summary
Staff reported increased restaurant outreach, a mandatory oil-and-grease permit for food-service operators (about 74 current permits) and regular construction inspections; staff said one illicit discharge was found and handled in April.
Council members heard details about the city’s grease and industrial controls under the MS4 program. Sofia explained that restaurants must obtain oil-and-grease permits to operate and that inspectors look for grease traps and interceptors during visits. "So we have to do that oil and grease permits now... We have about 74 right now," Sofia said.
Morgan added that staff found and addressed one illicit discharge in April and that construction sites are inspected regularly, with no major violations reported during the year. Those program elements are part of the city’s minimum control measures for pollution prevention and good housekeeping, and staff said they will continue inspections and outreach under the next permit cycle.
