Grease Trap Requirements and Who Enforces Them
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Grease trap rules are local, not national. The enforcing body is usually the municipal sewer or water authority, which is a different inspector from the fire marshal who looks at the hood.
Frequency is normally set by trap size and by the volume of grease produced, with a common rule requiring pumping once the trap is 25 percent full.
Paperwork beats condition
Keep every manifest. In most jurisdictions the record of proper disposal is what demonstrates compliance, and a missing manifest is a violation even if the trap is clean.
Where this comes from
- NFPA 96: Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations — National Fire Protection Association
- Kitchen exhaust cleaning certification — IKECA