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Environmental Compliance FOG Program Basics & South San Francisco/San Bruno Program Presented for: Be Sewer Smart Summit 2012. Presented by: Rob Lecel Sr. Environmental Compliance Inspector City OF South San Francisco. What is FOG?.
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Environmental Compliance FOG Program Basics & South San Francisco/San Bruno Program Presented for: Be Sewer Smart Summit 2012 Presented by: Rob Lecel Sr. Environmental Compliance Inspector City OF South San Francisco
What is FOG? • FOG is a term for animal or plant based Fat, Oil and Grease. • Where does FOG come From? • -Commercial / Industrial and Residential cooking and cleaning of foodstuffs and cookware
Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program Goals • Goals: To reduce FOG in Sanitary Sewer System and to the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) • Less FOG entering the • Collection system and WWTP means, lower • operation and maintenance • costs
South San Francisco FOG Program • Encompasses a total of 3 cities: • South San Francisco • San Bruno • Part of Colma • Approximately 350 Food Service Establishments (FSE) in service area
Essential Pieces of a FOG Program • Identification of Facilities • Permitting • Inspection/ Follow up • Public Outreach
Essential Pieces of a FOG Program • Identification of facilities: • Business license application process • Building permits • Finding businesses while in the field
Essential Pieces of a FOG Program • Permitting • Reviewing permit applications • Issuing permits • Applications • - Sending / Receiving paperwork • - Fee collection
Essential Pieces of a FOG Program • Inspection/ Follow up • Facility inspection • Following up with requirements • Enforcement of regulations • Facilities inspected once a year at minimum for compliance
Public Outreach • Majority of Public outreach to commercial and industrial facilities is preformed during inspections and site visits. • Residential Public Outreach Events • Sewer science to high schools • Pollution Prevention at elementary schools • County fair • Citizens academy • Farmers market
Necessities for a Program • Inspector(s) • Training • Equipment • Outreach Material
Outcomes from a Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program • Reduction of FOG in sewer system means fewer FOG related Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s), and blockages • Giving the residents and the public a better understanding on FOG disposal • Compliance with regulations put forth by the state and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s)