FOG Pretreatment Application Form

When submitting an application, the property owner (and customer/occupant if different from property owner) must agree to the following criteria:

1) Customer shall prepare and submit to The District for its approval, and there after complying with, an interceptor maintenance plan. The plan shall include provisions for regular inspection, best management practices, grease removal, and reporting to The District on a schedule and in a format approved by The District.
2) Customer shall allow District personnel access to the interceptor during regular business hours, without prior notice, for the purpose of inspection and sampling.
3) When required by The District, customer shall take samples for analysis of fat, oil, and grease and provide results to The District.
4) Customer shall not allow use of any sinks other than those connected to the interceptor for rinsing or washing of any cooking utensils, dishes, pots or pans, or any meat products.
5) If customer fails to comply with these terms or the submitted interceptor maintenance plan, or if The District FOG discharge limits are continuously (defined as three consecutive testing periods) exceeded, or if The District’s wastewater collection system is adversely affected by discharges from the facility, then The District may require installation of an interceptor vault designed according to AWWD Code 6.10.130 (3)(C) at the owner’s expense.
6) If the customer fails to comply, then, in addition to any other remedy available to The District, The District may disconnect the facility from The District’s wastewater collections system. The Owner and Occupant agrees to indemnify and hold The District harmless from any claim, judgment, or damages of any kind arising from or related to disconnection of the facility from The District’s system.

The submitted application packet shall include the following:
1) A completed application and signed agreement
2) Site plan showing building, sewer main, and side sewer.
3) Plumbing & mechanical drawing showing all fixture connections and discharges, including pretreatment device(s) and bathrooms.
4) List of scheduled plumbing equipment.
5) Menu (or proposed menu).
6) Specification sheet of the proposed grease pretreatment equipment to be installed.
7) If requesting a VARIANCE; a detailed description of the circumstances warranting a variance to install a smaller grease interceptor vault.
8) If requesting a VARIANCE; a non-refundable Variance fee of $456.00.
Please contact all-pretreatment@AWWD.com if you have questions.