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Learn about starting, driving, and funding your FOG program. Understand terms like FOG, yellow grease, brown grease, FSE, and more to enhance your program. Get insights on BMPs, service companies, grease traps, and interceptors for effective FOG management.
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THE LIFE CYCLE FOR FOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Starting, Driving & Funding Your FOG Program Presented by Jeff Horn/ Diversified Sales/203-314-9242
Terms • GREASE (ALSO FOG): FATS, OILS, AND GREASE FROM FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS OR FOOD PRODUCTION. • YELLOW GREASE: GREASE THAT COMES PRIMARILY FROM FRY-O-LAYTORS • BROWN GREASE: WASTE FROM GREASE INTERCEPTORS AND GREASE TRAPS…
Terms • FSE: FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. ANY NON-RESIDENTIAL FOOD PREPARATION FACILITY PREPARING FOOD FOR THE PUBLIC. RESTAURANTS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HOSPITALS, PRISONS, COMMISSARIES, NURSING HOMES . . • FOG Permit: DOCUMENTARY PROCESS ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UTILITY AND FSE. CREATES INITIAL AND ON-GOING MECHANISM FOR: FUNDING, COMPLIANCE, EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT. • BMPs: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. GOOD OPERATING PRACTICES = LOW FOG EMISSIONS (DISPOSING OF FOOD INTO GARBAGE CANS, USE OF PRE-RINSE STATIONS, PROPER STORAGE OF GREASE COLLECTED FROM GREASE TRAPS.)
Terms • SERVICE COMPANY: CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP BROWN GREASE, PUMPING SEPARATOR, TRANSPORT TO APPROVED DISPOSAL SITE AND KEEPING ACCURATE ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE MANIFEST RECORDS. • AUTOMATIC GREASE REMOVAL DEVICE (AGRU OR GRU): SELF-CLEANING GREASE TRAP. GREASE IS COLLECTED AND PUT INTO ON-SITE CONTAINER FOR SERVICE COMPANY PICK-UP. • GREASE TRAP: TYPICALLY A SMALL, MANUALLY CLEANED GREASE TRAP • INTERCEPTOR: LARGE IN-GROUND GREASE SEPARATOR OR TANK. CONTENTS PERIODICALLY PUMPED-OUT BY SERVICE COMPANY.
THREE TYPES OF PRETREATMENT SYSTEMS Pre-cast Concrete or Polyethylene Grease Gravity Interceptor Passive, Hand-Scooped Grease Trap Automatic Grease Removal Unit AGRU or GRU
NATIONALLY, WHAT FOG DOES TO THE COLLECTION SYSTEM • FOG IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A PROBLEM FOR WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT: • HIGH COST OF DISPOSAL FOR PRODUCERS • CLOGGED SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS • IMPACTS ON SURFACE WATERS • PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES • OVERTAXED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS • DISINTEGRATING WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE • ECONOMIC COST? $20 BILLION/YEAR
FSE: Has On-Going Service Company Contract with Manifest Records FSE Has Correct BMP’s and FOG Separation Systems FOG Disposed of at Approved Regional Site(s) Annual Permit Fees Finance Local Management FOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE
Permit Process Drives Program Provides Basis for Time Line to install FOG management Equipment Application and Permit Fees Fund Management of Program Permit Application = Site Survey Fees Structured to Match FSE Category Starting & Driving Your FOG Program SITE SURVEY DETERMINES FSE CATEGORY OF FOG (1,2,3 OR 4 DISCHARGER. AGRU, TRAP AND/OR INTERCEPTOR REQUIREMENT IS DETERMINED Establishes Relationship Between Utility or BOH and FSE
SAMPLE APPLICATION AND PERMIT FEES • ONE TIME APPLICATION FEE – CONSISTENT, ACROSS ALL FSE CATEGORIES $300.00 • ANNUAL PERMIT FEES • SEATING BETWEEN 1 AND 25 $100.00 • SEATING BETWEEN 26 AND 50 $200.00 • SEATING BETWEEN 51 AND 100 $300.00 • SEATING BETWEEN 100 AND 150 $400.00 • FSE WITH DRIVE THROUGH $500.00
Change of Ownership Renovation or New Construction Permit Triggers Hot Spot Locations Identified by DPW Permit required for Food License Renewal SELF-STARTING THE PERMIT PROCESS
Service Company is Record Keeper FSE has On-Site Records (Manifest) FSE Verifies Activities Service Company has Duplicate Records MAINTENANCE: THE KEY COMPONENT Recognized Service Company
Grease Interceptor Pumping AGRU Grease Pick Up Watchdog: Service Company Manifest and Logbook FSE Verification Scheduled Grease Collection Times WARNING IF SITE GREASE COLLECTED DECREASES* Service Co. Manifest is the Watchdog *Seasonal Population Swings need to be considered
Partner with Tax Department Partner with Health Department Partner with Building Department To Improve FOG Management LOCAL AGENCY PARTNERING AND COMMUNICATIONS Add Grease Collection Records and BMP to Health Dept. Checklist Share Permit Fee Collections with Health Department Notification of New or Renovation Construction FSE’S TO FOLLOW FOG SEPARATOR REQUIREMENTS Notification of Renovation or Seating Qty Changes Notification of FSE Ownership Change
FSE: Has On-Going Service Company Contract with Manifest Records FSE HAS CORRECT BMP’S AND FOG SEPARATION SYSTEMS FOG Disposed of at Approved Regional Site(s) Annual Permit FeesFinance Local Management FOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE
HOW ABOUT GIVING THE FSES A BREAK / INCENTIVE? From the San Francisco FOG Management Program *** After you install grease capturing equipment, download this Installation and Verification Form to receive a 14.2% reduction on the sewer service charge portion of your water/sewer bill.
LARGE, WELL ESTABLISHED, SUCCESSFUL FOG PROGRAMS • Narragansett Bay Commission, RI • Connecticut General Permit • Taunton, MA • San Francisco Water, Power and Sewer, CA
THIS CONCLUDES THE FOG PROGRAM - FUNDING MODEL PRESENTATION MASSACHUSETTS UPDATE
I keep grease out of the sewer system! I keep grease out of the facilities plumbing system! Isolation and Protection
WHO ARE THEY? FM ENVIRONMENTAL INCORPORATES A GROUP OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SPECIALIST SERVICES TO THE PUMPING AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY. THE FM ENVIRONMENTAL RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDE THE DESIGN & SUPPLY OF PUMPING STATIONS, SEWAGE AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, WATER RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS FATS, OILS AND GREASE REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. WITH OVER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THESE FIELDS, THE FM ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY, WHICH MATCHES QUALITY AND INNOVATION WITH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND VALUE FOR MONEY, EXTENDS TO ALL ITS OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AS IT PURSUES ITS CORPORATE DRIVE ‘TOWARDS A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT’.
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INDUSTRY LEADING CAPACITY • HIGH EFFICIENCY • COMPACT DESIGN • PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED • RUGGED – POLYETHYLENE CONSTRUCTION • RELIABLE • BALANCED AIR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT • “OFF-THE-SHELF” EXTENSION COLLARS • LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY FE-750 FE-1150
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The End THANK YOU! JEFF HORN – DIVERSIFIED SALES COMPANY 203-314-9242 JEFFREY.HORN@COMCAST.NET GREASE GUARDIAN – WWW.GREASEGUARDIANUSA.COM FOG ENFORCER- WWW.FOGENFORCER.COM Graphics Source: http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=480