Why use API - ECH2OTM Oil and Grease Trap System
Discharging cleaner water makes sense for everyone because wastewater is treated and then consumed by others. The water used to wash dishes in a community today will be the drinking water supply tomorrow.
To ensure
that this cycle functions properly, the government has enacted two laws. The
Safe Drinking Water Act primarily establishes maximum contaminant levels
allowable in drinking water. The Clean Water Act establishes maximum
contaminant levels on the water returned to the environment. The Clean Water
Act set strong standards concerning the discharge of oils, fats, grease and
solid food particles. Cities are finding it necessary to continually raise
water rates and exact fines to pay for the cleanup of heavily laden effluent
which cakes sewers with oil, fats, grease and solids. |
Plumbing codes adopted by
cities have been revised to require that food service establishments control
waste discharge:
Recognition of the problems associated with discharging oil,
grease, fats and food solids into sewers can lead to only one conclusion: If discharging these wastes creates so many
problems, the only solution is to avoid putting them in the drain in the first
place. The effluent discharged from restaurant grease traps may not meet
the standards established by Federal, State, and Local Municipal governments. Grease traps do little to control the discharge of solid particles. In
addition, the presence of the wastes in the sewer pipes within the facility causes problems which installing a
grease trap won't solve.
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| Ordinances governing waste discharge are intended to protect the municipal sewer systems from the problems caused by discharging these wastes. These same problems can and do occur within the facility. Oil and grease in the wastewater coat the inside of the pipes. Solid food particles in the waste water stick to the oil and grease on the inside of the pipes, clogging the pipes within the facility. Even facilities that have a proper grease trap can be plagued with clogged sewer pipes. The only real solution is to avoid putting wastes in the pipes! The ECH2OTM Restaurant Wastewater Pre-Treatment System from API Industries, Inc. is engineered to come as close as possible to this solution. |
1995 International Plumbing
Code Chapter 10 Section P-1004.5
GREASE INTERCEPTORS REQUIRED
A
grease interceptor shall be required to receive the drainage from fixtures and
equipment with grease laden waste located in food preparation area, such as
restaurants, hotel kitchens, hospitals, school kitchens, bars, factory
cafeterias or restaurants and clubs.
Oil, fats and grease in
restaurant wastewater have caused problems for many years. Grease traps have
been used for over 100 years, but the requirement for installing grease traps is
quite recent. Enforcement of these requirements can come about in a number of
ways. If a facility that does not have a grease trap is to be remodeled, it is
likely that the municipality issuing the building permit will require that the
facility be brought up to code. If a clog or other problem occurs, which can be
linked to a particular facility which is illegally discharging oil and grease
into sewers, the municipality concerned will probably insist that the facility
be brought up to code.
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