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23 <br />(g) <br />(h) <br />The town engineer or his designee, reserves the right to make determinations of grease interceptor <br />adequacy and need, based on review of all relevant information regarding grease interceptor <br />performance, facility site and building plan review, and to require repairs to, or modification or <br />replacement of such traps. <br />Enforcement. If an obstruction of a Hillsborough sewer main occurs that causes a sewer overflow and such overflow <br />can be attributed in part or in whole to an accumulation of grease in Hillsborough's sewer main, Hillsborough will <br />take appropriate enforcement actions, as stipulated in this chapter, against the generator or contributor of such <br />grease. These actions may include fines, civil penalties or a discontinuance of sewer service. <br />(Prior Code § 15-18; Ord. of 5-f2-2003) <br />(3) <br />Existing systems and alternate standard systems shall be capable of meeting the local limit for oil and <br />grease. <br />Servicing and records <br />(1) <br />Servicing and maintenance is essential for the efficient operation of grease traps and interceptors. All <br />grease interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of accumulated waste content as required in order to <br />maintain minimum design capability or effective volume of the grease interceptor. Servicing frequency is <br />site-specific and is dependent on the amount of oil and grease and suspended solids generated at each <br />operation and the size of the grease trap or interceptor. In no case shall the frequency of cleaning be <br />less than once every 60 days, or as otherwise specified in Hillsborough's permit for the interceptor <br />system. The volumes of greases and solids in grease traps and interceptors must not exceed the <br />designed grease and solids storage capacity of the unit. <br />(Z) <br />(3) <br />All grease interceptors shall be Leaned by a properly licensed cleaning and disposal operation. Wastes <br />shall be disposed of in a proper and legal manner. Copies of pump tickets shall be sent to the town <br />engineer's office to be kept on file. <br />All users, including food preparation or serving facilities and vehiGe maintenance facilities shall maintain <br />a written record of maintenance performed on the interceptor. Records shall be retained on file at the <br />facility for a minimum of three years, for the immediately prior three-year period. All such records will be <br />available for inspection by Hillsborough upon request. <br />Variance/Appeal <br />(1) <br />Under certain circumstances, the interceptor size and location may need special exceptions to this <br />policy. If an exception to this policy is requested, the user must demonstrate that the size and location <br />will not cause the facility any problems in meeting the discharge requirements of Hillsborough. Each <br />facility that qualifies for this variance will be reevaluated once every five years to ensure that the facility <br />is still in compliance. <br />IZ) <br />I Secs. 15-19-15-23. -Reserved. <br />