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SEWER PIPE BLOCKAGE PROGRAM <br />© 2025 Fischer Compliance, LLC. All rights reserved. Sewer System Management Plan licensed for San Leandro use only. Page 39 of 57 <br /> <br />Disposal. <br />FOG which is generated by FSEs is collected in grease interceptors or grease traps which are maintained by <br />the FSEs. The accumulated FOG is pumped out by licensed haulers hired by the FSEs and taken to the <br />haulers’ own facilities. City staff remove FOG from the collection system during their routine pipe <br />maintenance. This grease is disposed of at the City’s Water Pollution Control Plant on an as-needed basis. <br />Legal authority to prohibit discharges. <br />The City has legal authority to prohibit discharges to the collection system through the Uniform Wastewater <br />Discharge Regulations, Title III, Chapter 14, Article 3 (Sewer Use Regulations) and Article 7 (Monitoring and <br />Inspection) of the City’s Municipal Code. <br />Requirement to install grease interceptors, design standards, etc. <br />Title III, Chapter 14, Section 3-14-350 of the City’s Municipal Code requires the installation and proper <br />maintenance of interceptors at any facility that has the potential for discharging grease-laden wastewater. <br />The section states, in part: “All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Manager. The <br />interceptor shall be installed in conformity with approved plans and in accordance with all City Codes and <br />regulations.” <br />Authority to inspect and enforce. <br />The City has the legal authority to inspect grease producing facilities through the Uniform Wastewater <br />Discharge Regulations, Title III, Chapter 18, Section 3-18-125 (Authority to Inspect) of the City’s Municipal <br />Figure 5 - FOG Control Comic Book Cover