City of San Jose

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City of San Jose
FOG

• Fats, Oils Grease Control Program
• FOG

Joe Denk joe.denk_at_sanjoseca.gov 408 277-4818
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Mission of the FOG Program

• The Mission of the Fats Oil and Grease Program is
  to protect and serve the public by preventing
  pollutants from entering our creeks and bay
  through inspections, education and enforcement of
  environmental regulations.

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What do we do

• Inspect restaurants and food service related
  facilities in San Jose
• Respond to FOG related complaints overflows
  related to grease tributary wide
• We do plan checks tributary wide

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FOG Program

• We started about five years ago inspecting our
  food service establishments.
• The FOG program piggy backs on our Urban Runoff
  Program.

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Quick Look at the Work Load

• We have about 3000 Foods Service Establishments
  in our Data Base (San Jose only). We inspect
  these facilities on a one to three years basis.
• Our work year is based on the fiscal year.
• 07-08 06-07 05-06 04-05
• 1300 1800 1200 1400

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FOG Program Staffing

• One Senior Inspector
• Eight Inspectors
• Clerical support
• Assignments

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Why we do the Inspections

• In support of our Urban Runoff Program
• In support of SSMP
• To ensure that outdoors and kitchen BMPs are
  followed
• To correct potential storm water issues
• To reduce the amount of grease going to the sewer
• To prevent sanitary sewer overflows

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What does a facility inspection cover Inside

• One of the first steps is to prepare gather all
  relevant historical information.
• We look at grease trap/interceptor cleaning
  records
• We require that traps be serviced monthly
• We require that interceptors be service quarterly
• Facilities are required to maintain records
  service/cleaning
• The inspector may inspect the inside of the GRD.
• We look at the kitchen fixtures.

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What does a facility inspection cover Outside

• Inspectors will inspect outside area for
• Illegal discharges to landscape, blacktop or
  other areas. Mop water or grey water
• Spills, stains, leaks or overflows.
• parking lots, trash areas or landscape
• Trash or liquid spills and dumping in trash
  enclosures

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What types of facilities do we inspect?

• Restaurants Meat Fish Markets
• Bakeries Theaters
• Bowling Centers Amusement Parks
• Cafeterias Hospitals
• Schools Catering Services

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Outreach Material

• Grease Interceptor Grease Trap Cleaning
  Services
• Chemicals, Enzymes Bacteria
• Maintenance Documentation
• Cleaning Log

• Grease Interceptor Maintenance
• Grease Trap Maintenance
• Power-Operated Grease Removal Devices
• Vapor/Ventilation Hood Cleaning

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Issues to consider

• Well Trained Inspectors (rotate between programs)
• All of our inspectors sit in the same office.
  Pretreatment, non-point and FOG. Assignments in
  geographical areas.
• Timing inspections
• Grease investigations
• Problems with laterals, sags, offsets blockages
• Database