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City of San Leandro Sewer System Management Plan Volume I Source Control Beginning in 2002, the City's Environmental Services Section (ES) identified Food Service Establishments (FSEs) located within the collection system service area. In January 2003, a letter, survey and FOG fact sheet were mailed to 125 FSEs as the first part of a FOG education and outreach program. Information on the FSEs is maintained in ES's database, and records are periodically updated via information from business permit applications, the business license permit database, and building permits. ES staff conducts permit plan checks on new construction and tenant improvements of FSEs. Plan checks include, but are not limited to, identification and proper connection of grease- bearing fixtures to a properly sized grease interceptor. The plan check and field inspection, as part of the building permit process, includes an interceptor sizing component and an Interceptor Maintenance Education component, which includes the City's maintenance requirements, BMP requirements, and record keeping and reporting requirements. A list of all such customers is maintained by the City. The City's Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations (UWDR) historically required the installation and proper maintenance of interceptors at any facility that has the potential for discharging grease-laden wastewater. The UWDR is also being updated to include specific definitions and language pertaining to FOG from FSEs. Facility Inspection All grease interceptors in the surcharge program are inspected 6 to 12 times a year by the City's Environmental Services Section. ES inspectors conduct inspections at FSEs in areas identified by the collection crew as FOG hot spots. Inspections include a review of grease interceptor maintenance records, FOG BMPs, and storm water BMPs. Inspections are conducted at new or remodeled FSEs as part of the building permit fmal review process to verify grease interceptor installation. FOG and storm water BMP information is also provided to the facility at this time. The City maintains standard drawings for both asand/oil separator and a grease interceptor, and there are several independent vendors which will collect and dispose of accumulated FOG. The City does not currently require a wastewater discharge permit for FSEs. Following the education and outreach program, ES staff visit each FSE and conduct an inspection with an emphasis on FOG control, grease interceptor maintenance, and storm water Best Management Practices (BMPs). During these site visits, the City's FOG fact sheet is distributed and each of the elements (FOG, storm water, and integrated pest management) is discussed. Posters and storm water BMP guidance from the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program are also distributed. F~a~e