1	Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) Control Newport Beach City Council Study Session Tuesday, September 14, 2004
2	Topics and Goals What’s the problem? What we do today WDR Requirements What Makes Sense for an Effective FOG Control Ordinance and FSE Program? FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines Regional Uniformity and Equity
3	What’s the Problem? Photos of Grease from CCTV
4	What’s the Problem? Photos of Grease from CCTV, cont’d.
5	What’s the Problem? Photos of Grease from CCTV, cont’d.
6	What’s the Problem? Photos of Grease from CCTV, cont’d.
7	Our Hotspot Program Regular Maintenance Program 8 miles of sewer main cleaned monthly (96 miles annually) 5 miles of sewer main cleaned quarterly (20 miles annually) 197 miles of sewer main cleaned annually Total = 313 miles of sewer main cleaned each year CCTV Program New truck to visually inspect sewer main lines and laterals and storm drain lines Hot spot characterization (monthly & quarterly-over 50,000 feet of trouble/hot spot runs) Run camera to troubleshoot any utility that daily cleaning crews encounter
8	What it costs… Annual Maintenance $2.284 million $52,000 Administrative Costs $83,000 Annual Cleaning Costs monthly, quarterly & annual cleaning Capital Improvement Program Pump Station Replacement = $ 1.01 million Main Replacement = $ 610,000 Total CIP = $1.623 million Total City Costs = $3.9 million
9	Newport’s Restaurants Of Newport Beach’s 355 Food Service Establishments: 159 have an adequately sized Grease Interceptor (GI) 40 have an inadequately sized GI 67 have operations that don’t require a GI 89 don’t have a GI but have operations that need one! (21 are in IRWD’s service area, but we inspect them -- IRWD does not inspect GIs) ECIS’ inspection regimen 199 FSEs inspected 3x a year 393 GI Lids popped and inspected (incl. 37 IRWD lids) 156 FSEs inspected 2x a year for FOG BMPs 25 exempt from inspections due to operations $22,000/year Jon’s cost for GI & BMP inspections
10	WDR Requirements Recently-issued Waste Discharge Requirements (“WDRs”) for all wastewater collection agencies in Region #8 tell us we need to: Change our code to enact proper legal authority Have a strong maintenance and line replacement program Limit grease from entering the system – especially for Food Service Establishments (FSEs). Inspect and Monitor Have a penalty system to use when appropriate.
11	Legal Authority We need to change the Code to reflect: Limits on Grease Discharges that May Cause Blockages “Limit fats and greases and other debris that may cause blockages in the sewage collection system” (sec. iii) Prohibition against FOG Discharges that May Cause SSOs “Prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to prevent SSOs caused by fats, oils, and grease blockages of sewers” (sec. viii) Inspections, Enforcement and Provision of Sufficient Staffing “… to inspect grease producing facilities, enforcement authorities, and sufficient staff to inspect and enforce the grease ordinance” (sec. viii)
12	Establish an Effective Program Installation of Grease Removal Devices and BMPs “…may include requirements to install grease removal devices (such as traps or, preferably interceptors), design standards for the removal devices, maintenance requirements, BMP requirements, record keeping and reporting requirements.” (sec. viii) Identify Sewer Line Hot Spots and Establish Cleaning Frequencies “The grease control program shall identify sections of the sewer system subject to grease blockages and establish a cleaning maintenance schedule for each section.” (sec. viii) Implement Source Control Measures for Hot Spots “The program shall develop and implement source control measures, for all sources of grease and fats discharged to the sewer system, for each section identified above.” (sec. viii)
13	FOG Control Ordinance and FSE Program What Makes Sense for an FSE Program? Kitchen BMPs Logical BMPs required for all FSEs Grease Interceptors Required for those FSEs that need them New and existing FSEs Require proper maintenance Logical and fair minimum pumping frequency
14	FOG Control Ordinance and FSE Program What Makes Sense for an FSE Program? Monitoring and Enforcement Prioritize hot spot areas-Completed FOG Characterization 07/31/04 Inspections of important elements-Current contract with ECIS for all FSE/Grease Control Device Notices of Violations and gradual enforcement strategy Elevated enforcement for FSEs that cause or contribute to a grease blockage or SSO Provision for Exceptions Where space is limited (Variance) Where there is no significant FOG produced (Waiver) Where the City has approved a specific pre-treatment technology (Variance) Issue Permits
15	FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines Kitchen BMPs Installation and use of drain screens Segregation, collection, and recycling of cooking oil Disposal of food waste into the trash How do we deal with existing Food Grinders? Proper maintenance of kitchen exhaust filters Kitchen signage Employee training
16	FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines Prohibitions No food grinders (garbage disposal units) for new or existing FSEs No emulsifying additives, no use as a supplement to interceptor maintenance No disposal of waste cooking oil into drains No discharge of wastewater from dishwashers into grease trap or interceptor No toilet discharge into grease interceptor No interceptor waste into the sewer system
17	FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines FOG Pretreatment/Grease Interceptors Requirement for new and remodeled FSEs Requirement for standard dischargers Require space and plumbing segregation considerations for insignificant dischargers $50,000 remodel
18	FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines FOG Pretreatment/Grease Interceptors (cont.) Requirement for existing FSEs: Waiver for insignificant dischargers – no time period; 3-year Grease Discharge Permit for standard dischargers; Variance for standard dischargers with an approved alternative pretreatment technology that is: Equally effective as a GI Verifiable via CCTV
19	FOG Control Ordinance Core Guidelines Grease Interceptors (cont.) Require proper maintenance No sludge greater than 25% of GI’s capacity Full pump-outs and maintain records Verified through inspections 90-day minimum pump out frequency Variance request for 3-6 month frequency Design requirements Follow UPC
20	What’s Next? Communication with Restaurant BID and Coastal/Bay Water Quality Committee First Reading at City Council re: FOG Control Ordinance Possibly October 26, 2004 Includes changes to Master Fee Resolution Second Reading at City Council re: FOG Control Ordinance Needs to occur no later than November 23, 2004 Effective date = January 1, 2005.