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ARTICLE III. SEWERS Page 5 of 12 Effluent means any liquid outflow from the FSE that is discharged to the sewer. Enforcing attorney means the city attorney or district attorney acting as counsel to the city and his/her designee. Executive director means the executive director of the public works agency or his/her designee. Fats, oils, and grease ("FOG') means any substance such as a vegetable or animal product that is used in, or is a by product of the cooking or food preparation process, and that turns or may turn viscous or solidifies with a change in temperature or other conditions. FOG control program means the FOG control program required by and developed pursuant to RWQCB Order No. R8-2002-0014, Section (c)(12)(viii). FOG control program manager means the city manager and persons designated by and under his/her instruction and supervision, which are assigned to administer the FOG control program. A consultant retained under contract by the city may be designated as the FOG control program manager. Food service establishment (FSE) means facilities defined in California Health And Safety Code Section 113785 and any commercial entity, operating in a permanently constructed structure such as a room, building, or place, or portion thereof, maintained, used, or operated for the purpose of storing, preparing, serving, or manufacturing, packaging, or otherwise handling food for sale to other entities, or for consumption by the public, its members or employees, and which has any process or device that uses or produces FOG, or grease vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors that are required to be removed by a type I or type II hood, as defined in CURFFL Section 113785. Food grinder means any device installed in the plumbing or sewage system for the purpose of grinding food waste or food preparation by products for the purpose of disposing it in the sewer system. Grease control device means any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism, device, or process, which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap or collect or treat FOG prior to it being discharged into the sewer system. A grease control device may also include any other proven method to reduce FOG subject to the approval of the city. Grease cleaning fee is a fee to cover the costs of increased maintenance of the sewer system for inspection and cleaning of FOG and other viscous or solidifying agents that a properly employed grease control device would otherwise prevent from entering the sewer system. Grease interceptor means a multi -compartment device that is constructed in different sizes and is generally required to be located underground between a FSE and the connection to the sewer system. These devices must be cleaned, maintained, and have the FOG removed and disposed of in a proper manner on regular intervals to be effective. Grease trap means a grease control device that is used to serve individual fixtures and have limited effect and should only be used in those cases where the use of a grease interceptor or other grease control device is determined to be impossible or impracticable. Hot spots means areas in sewer lines that have experienced sanitary sewer overflows that must be cleaned or maintained frequently to avoid blockages of sewer system, or otherwise require maintenance that would not be necessary. 19F-126 http://Iibrary2.municode.com/default-test/DocVieNv/14452/l/242/245 3/3/2009