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ARTICLE III. SEWERS Page 7 of 12 A. The executive director is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this section as may be necessary or desirable to aid in administration of this section and the FOG control program. Any such rule or regulation may be added, modified, or deleted as necessitated by changes in law, increased demands of regulatory agencies, or technological improvements or advances. Said rules and regulations shall be filed in the office of the executive director and maintained in an orderly manner readily accessible to the public. Further, city will provide a copy of said rules and regulations to all FSEs at the time of initial inspection for compliance with this section. The burden to secure and comply with the rules and regulations shall be upon the FSE and in accordance with the goals and purposes of the FOG control program. B. The city manager, the director of public works, and persons designated and under the instruction and supervision of any of them, may investigate compliance of this chapter. (4) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions shall apply to all FSEs: A. The discharge into the sewer system of FOG that may accumulate and/or cause or contribute to blockages in the sewer system or at the sewer system lateral except as provided herein. B. The installation of food grinders in the plumbing system of new constructions of FSEs. All existing food grinders shall be removed from FSEs within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this section. C. The introduction of any additives into a FSEs wastewater system for the purpose of emulsifying FOG, unless a specific written authorization from the FOG control program manager is obtained. D. The disposal of cooking oil into drainage pipes. E. The discharge of wastewater from dishwashers to any grease trap or grease interceptor. F. The discharge of wastewater with temperatures in excess of 140°F to any grease control device, including grease traps and grease interceptors. G. The use of biological additives for grease remediation or as a supplement to interceptor maintenance, without prior authorization from the FOG control program manager. H. The discharge of waste from toilets, urinals, washbasins, and other fixtures containing fecal materials to sewer lines intended for grease interceptor service. I. The discharge of any waste including FOG and solid materials removed from the grease control device to the sewer system. J. Dishwashers and food waste disposal units shall not be connected to or discharged into any grease trap. (5) Best management practices required. All FSEs shall implement best management practices (BMPs) in their operation to minimize the discharge of FOG to the sewer system. The requirements and guidelines for BMPs are specified in the rules and regulations. (6) FOG pretreatment required. Waste, which contains FOG, shall be discharged into the sewer system only under the conditions of this section. The following facilities shall discharge all waste from sinks, dishwashers, drains, and any other fixtures through which grease may be discharged, into an adequately sized, properly maintained and functioning grease interceptor before the discharge enters the sewer system, as well as providing a grease interceptor effluent monitoring port: 19F-128 http://Iibrary2.municode.com/default-test/DocVieNv/14452/l/242/245 3/3/2009