Aluminum Baffle Filters

Josh,

You are totally in error in respect to discharge of emulsion as a result of boiling filters and baffles. Grease emulsion must go to the interceptor - period, not the sewer - ever. The CWA has been "on the books" in excess of 30 years. Enforcement is not uniform, I know you have been 'taught' otherwise, however I would not be willing to simply dismiss this with a wave of the hand. Fines are real, and average 10 thou per DAY. How many DAYS have you been in business? To each his own.

Richard
 
Who's dismissing anything, and how do you know what I've been taught or what I've learned? What error have I made in respect to the discharge? My understanding is that the interceptor runs to the sewer, hence when you dump your water into the interceptor you are dumping into the sewer.

What can a cleaner be fined for on a per day basis?
 
As far as the wash water from the filters,I guess you can reuse it I just never thought it was worth it.I think we are confusing storm sewer and sanitary sewer.I do have a wash water reclaim and filter system onboard my truck with a 525 gal fresh water tank and a 325 gal reclaim/recycle tank which is mainly for some fleet washing,but my filter system has a oil/water seperator, romicon membrane filter,and six polishing filters so I think it would be capable of filtering the wash water from the soak tank if regulations got that stringent,but there really is not that much water and putting it through the grease trap(interceptor) has never been a problem.
 
Josh,

Read your post 2 days ago - this is that to which I refer. This last post once again demonstrates you simply don't understand, but basically it is this: the interceptor separated grease/water. It does not allow emulsion to discharge to either sewer system. This is your misunderstanding - and yes indeed I am well aware of much of that which is taught by many schools - inculding the one you attended. I can very easily demonstrate this - and will if needed - but what's the point? Every one visiting this board for any length of time knows what I am talking about. If it were me, and I had attended any of these 'schools', I would demand all of my money returned and deposit the 'equipment' on their doorstep.

Richard
 
dodsonish said:
When the waste water reclamation is enforced you will not be allowed to use the sewer drain in the restaurant. All water will have to be recycled. So whether you are dumping in the storm drain or pumping it down the drain, it's just a matter of time before neither will be an option.
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This will make all water wash hood illegal as well. I just don't see it happening.
 
dodsonish said:
What can a cleaner be fined for on a per day basis?
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I've read $10,000.00 per incident
 
I think when that day comes "reclaiming waste water" they will just have to build a better grease trap. What little grease I send down the drain is nothing compared to what the restaurant sends. They will have to fix the grease trap first I think.

Hey Josh ....toot....toot !
 

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Ok what is grease? Is it the slimy/sticky/gooey (insert your own adjective here) substance that we scrape from the systems? Or is it the brown discolored water that is dumped down the drain? I don't think the grease trap has any affect on the dirty water.
BTW anybody carry or think of carrying a grease trap with them to filter the waste instead of using the customers? I do have some customers that don't even have a grease trap.
 
I know of areas where some restaurants do not have grease traps also,and it is not enforced.
As far as fines for off area discharge of waste water,I am not sure about into a sanitary sewer without a grease trap. I have also heard of $10,000 fines for a first offense for off area discharge into the soil,plus the cost of reclamation by a hazmat company of the contaminated soil,transportation to the disposal sight and disposal fee.Not to mention if any ground water , lakes ,rivers or streams were effected,it could go into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.I know this type of enforcement is not common,but it does happen on occasion.
 
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We have had restaurants want us to take it off site, dispose of it elsewhere, pour it in the gravel etc. Some have even ask us to pour it in the dumpster. We skim off the heavy grease roll up the dirty plastic and into the dumpster it goes. Whats left goes into the sanitary sewer or they deal with it on their own. Thats what grease traps are for! Here in TX they ( the city utility dept ) test samlpes the waste water and then access a COD fee as per the sampling. The goal is to keep the cost of processing down and to eliminate the disposal of toxic chemicals into the wastewater system.
 
RJTravel said:
Josh,

and yes indeed I am well aware of much of that which is taught by many schools - inculding the one you attended. I can very easily demonstrate this - and will if needed - but what's the point? Every one visiting this board for any length of time knows what I am talking about. If it were me, and I had attended any of these 'schools', I would demand all of my money returned and deposit the 'equipment' on their doorstep.

Richard
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I was taught in my training to dump the water down a drain which would lead to an interceptor, I think they called it a grease trap. Maybe I should demand a refund of training cost for not teaching the proper name of a grease trap. Yesterday I dumped water, about 100 gallons on three seperate jobs, into a mop sink and 2 dish sinks. They all run to an interceptor,or grease trap, which runs to a public sewer. Tonight I will dump my water into a mop sink that runs to an interceptor which runs to a sewer.

My post earlier was based on information that I have recieved from a couple of different sources. In the near future it is possible that we will not be allowed to dump our dirty, or greasy water from hood cleaning, or filter cleaning into a drain that leads to an intercptor, which leads to a sewer system.

I'd put money on a grandfather clause for water wash hood systems.

That picture is just sick.
 
Los Angeles County Health Department does not allow dumping in dish sinks, and as far as I know that is common to not allow this. Sanitary sinks, mop sinks are acceptable
 
Some places don't have a mop sink. I'm pretty sure they'd rather have it dumped in the dish sink than in the creek out back.
 
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