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Ordinance No. 1984
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<br />EXHIBIT A
<br />Municipal Code Section 15.44
<br />Protection of Sanitary Sewer System
<br />From Fats, Oil, and Grease
<br />15.44.010 Scope and Purpose
<br />To aid in the prevention of sanitary sewer blockages and obstructions from contributions and
<br />accumulation of fats, oils, and greases into the sanitary sewer system from any industrial or
<br />commercial establishments, particularly food preparation and serving facilities. The City of
<br />Pleasanton is committed to reduce sanitary sewer overflows that are harmful to the environment
<br />and costly to the rate payers in terms of increased maintenance and cleanup. Fats, oils and
<br />grease are a major contributor to this problem both locally and throughout California.
<br />15.44.020 Definitions
<br />A. California Plumbing Code. The most recent edition of the California Plumbing Code,
<br />as amended by the City of Pleasanton's Municipal Code.
<br />B. Fats, Oils, and Greases. Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/ or plant
<br />sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. These substances are
<br />detectable and measurable using analytical test procedures established in the United
<br />States Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time to time.
<br />All are sometimes referred to herein as "grease" or "greases."
<br />C. Fixture. A plumbing fixture is a device which is part of a system to deliver and drain
<br />away water, but which is also configured to enable a particular use. The most common
<br />plumbing fixtures are: water closets (known as toilets), urinals, bathtubs, showers,
<br />bidets, sinks (kitchen and utility), drinking fountains, and hose bibs (connections for
<br />water hoses). Water closets, urinals, and bidets shall not be connected to sewer lines
<br />intended for grease interceptor or grease trap service.
<br />D. Food Service Establishments. Those establishments engaged in preparing, serving,
<br />or otherwise making available food for consumption by the public. These establishments
<br />include but are not limited to restaurants, commercial kitchens, caterers, grocery stores
<br />and markets, hotels, schools, hospitals, prisons, correctional facilities, and senior care
<br />living facilities. These establishments use one or more of the following preparation
<br />activities: cooking by frying, baking, grilling, rotisserie cooking, broiling, boiling,
<br />blanching, roasting, toasting, poaching, infrared heating, searing, barbecuing, and any
<br />other food preparation activity that produces fat, oil or grease food product in or on a
<br />receptacle that requires washing.
<br />E. Grease Interceptor. An interceptor of at least 750 gallons capacity to serve one or
<br />more fixtures. A structure or device designed for the purpose of removing and preventing
<br />fats, oils, and grease from entering the sanitary sewer collection system. These devices
<br />are often below-ground units in outside areas and are built as two or three chamber
<br />baffled tanks.
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