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O-52-10 - Amending Plumbing CodeVILLAGE OF LEMONT ORDINANCE 6-5a, (0 ORDINANCE AMENDING LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 15.12: PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT This 26th day of July , 2010 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, Illinois this 26th day of July , 2010 ORDINANCE ©° 5a 0 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.12 OF THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE: PLUMBING CODE WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont desires to amend the Lemont Municipal Code, Chapter 15.12 entitled Plumbing Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook, Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois that the Lemont Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding the following section to Chapter 15.12 entitled: Plumbing Code: 15.12.030 Grease Recovery Systems A. Grease Recovery System Requirements . 1. Plumbing systems for institutions or commercial establishments in which grease, fats, culinary oils, or similar waste products from kitchens or food processing areas are wasted in connection with utensil, vat, dish, or floor cleaning processes, shall include grease recovery systems. All waste lines and drains carrying grease, fats, or culinary oils, in the above type establishments shall be director to one or more interceptors. 2. All required grease interceptors shall comply with the following: a) Material and Covers. Grease interceptors shall be constructed of durable, corrosion resistant materials and shall have water -tight covers, securely fastened in place. b) Minimum Size. A grease interceptor installed on the same floor as the fixture shall have one -half the liquid holding capacity of the fixture. A grease interceptor located on a floor below the fixture shall have sixty percent of the liquid holding capacity of the fixture. To determine the liquid holding capacity in gallons of a plumbing fixture, multiply the length by the height in inches and divide by 231. Where two (2) or more sinks or receptacles are connected to an interceptor the liquid holding capacity shall be based on the combined volume of the fixtures served. The flow rate of the interceptor shall be sufficient to handle the maximum demand of the connected system. c. Prohibited Discharge. Grease interceptors shall not receive the discharge from a food waste disposal or a commercial dishwashing machine. d) High Temperature Dishwater or Sink Discharge. Wastewater that exceeds 150 degrees Fahrenheit is prohibited from being discharged into the grease recovery system. e) Accessibility. All interceptors shall be installed in an accessible location to permit the convenient removal of the lid and internal contents. B. Definitions. Grease recovery system: A system of interceptors, separators, traps or grease recovery devices, which prevents free floating grease, fats and oils from entering the sewage system by recovering and removing these substances from wastewater. Such systems may be inside a building (typically less than 100 gallon capacity) or outside a building (typically 1000 gallon or greater capacity). FOG: Fats, oils, greases, starch, proteins, waxes, free fatty acids, calcium and magnesium soaps, mineral oils, and certain other materials from animal, vegetable, and petroleum origins. FOG may originate from discharges from scullery sinks, pot and pan sinks, dishwashing machines, soup kettles, and floor drains located in areas where grease containing materials may exist. Pump and Return Method: The method of recanting any removed contents back into the grease recovery system from which it was removed or to any other grease recovery system or sewer connection. Hauler: A waste disposal or rendering business or firm, licensed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, that hauls and disposes of fats, oils, and grease wastes as described in the ordinance. Manifest: A log or document record of the hauler containing the name, address and State license /permit number, and the volume, date of removal and disposal destination of pumped materials or wastes from a grease trap or other interceptor device. User: Any FOG producing facility, its owner(s) or operator(s) or their agent(s) that contributes to the Village of Lemont sewer system. C. Grease Interceptors. 1. Grease Interceptors Required. All users are required to have a grease interceptor with size to be determined by Illinois State Code. Exception: a coffee shop that serves only coffee and pre - packaged foods and does not cook or prepare any food on site. If the establishment serves anything other than coffee and pre - packaged floods (not made on site), i.e., soup, sandwiches, etc., they shall be required to have a grease interceptor. 2. All Users. Each user shall register its grease recovery system with the Village of Lemont. Each user shall maintain and possess a valid discharge permit issued by the Village of Lemont. 3. Discharge Permits. A discharge permit, required for each FOG producing facility, shall be valid for a one (1) year period following the date of issuance. Renewal of a discharge permit shall be in accordance with a registration application provided by the Village of Lemont. Each user shall keep and maintain a valid, current discharge permit issued by the Village as one of the documents in the manifest/maintenance log required to be kept on the FOG producing facility premises. D. Grease Trap Disposal. 1. Licensed Contractor Required. A licensed professional hauler must empty the grease traps and dispose of the sludge in an environmentally safe manor. This shall be done on a monthly basis unless the Village of Lemont, upon receipt of proof from the owner or operator or on the basis of its own inspection of the grease trap, determines that a less or more frequent maintenance schedule is required to achieve the purpose of this amendment and to prevent the discharge of fats, oils, and grease into the Village of Lemont sewer system. The establishment must keep a manifest of the cleaning and emptying of the grease trap. This manifest will be kept on site and made available to Village officials. 2. No Pump- and - Return Methodology. A contractor shall not use a pump and return methodology to service grease traps or interceptors. 3. No Biological or Chemical Treatment Agents. The use of biological or chemical agents that dissolve grease to permit it to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system is not permitted. E. Maintenance Records. 1. Maintenance Records Required. Each user, at each FOG producing facility, shall maintain an accurate record of all cleaning(s) or maintenance of its FOG producing facility grease recovery system. The following records shall be kept on site at the FOG producing facility for a minimum two -year period. a. Haulers. The hauler shall provide the facility manager, at the time of service, a manifest conforming to all state statutes and regulations and the provisions of this ordinance. b. Manifest. The removal of grease recovery system contents shall be recorded on a manifest that identifies the pumping, hauling and disposal of the wastes, and whether collected from an interior or an exterior grease recovery system. c. Manifest/Maintenance Log. The owner(s) of each FOG producing facility shall maintain and keep available on the premises a continuous log of manifests (and other similar records) regarding each cleaning or maintenance of the grease recovery system for the previous 24 months. The log shall be kept on the FOG producing facility premises in a location where the log is available for inspection or review by the Village official. F. Violation. 1. Any person or user who violates any provision or section of this ordinance, or who violates any determination or order of the Village of Lemont under this ordinance, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. 2. In addition to Section F. 1 above, any sewer or manhole overflow, or sewer back -up, resulting from (a) violation(s) of any provision or section of this Ordinance, or an inadequately operating grease recovery system, or lack of an approved grease recovery system, shall result in the imposition of a service charge to the responsible owner(s) or user(s). The service charge shall include the cost(s) of cleaning the blockage out of the adjacent waster collection system. Imposition of (a) service charge(s) undo, iris section shall not preclude other enforcement action(s). All Ordinances or parts of oramancc 111 couiilv. ~ +h this amendment are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective upon passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS on this 26th day of July , 2010. Debby Blatzer Paul Chialdikas Clifford Miklos Rick Sniegowski Ronald Stapleton Jeanette Virgilio AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT V HARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk N K. REA S, Village President