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HomeMy WebLinkAbout120208 Sewer UseSewer Use and FOG Sewer Use and FOG Ordinance Ordinance Chapter 28, Article IV, Sections 1-10 Chapter 28, Article IV, Sections 1-10 Presented by: Department of Public Presented by: Department of Public Utilities Utilities FOG = Fats, Oils, and Grease FOG = Fats, Oils, and Grease It is the byproduct of food It is the byproduct of food ? ? preparation and cooking. preparation and cooking. Comes from many food sources: Comes from many food sources: ? ? meats, nuts, plant/vegetable oils, meats, nuts, plant/vegetable oils, dairy products, soups, gravies, dairy products, soups, gravies, condiments, sauces, pastas, poultry, condiments, sauces, pastas, poultry, etc. etc. It is insoluble in water, and can stick It is insoluble in water, and can stick ? ? and accumulate in sewer pipes and and accumulate in sewer pipes and equipment. equipment. The Problem With FOG The Problem With FOG As FOG cools, it As FOG cools, it ? ? sticks to the sticks to the sides of pipes. sides of pipes. Eventually, it Eventually, it ? ? builds up and builds up and creates a creates a blockage. blockage. This leads to… This leads to… ? ? Sanitary Sewer Overflows Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) (SSOs) One-third of SSOs and sanitary sewer One-third of SSOs and sanitary sewer blockages are caused by FOG. blockages are caused by FOG. FOG is a contributing factor in another one- FOG is a contributing factor in another one- third. third. FOG is the #1 cause of dry weather FOG is the #1 cause of dry weather blockages and sanitary sewer overflows. blockages and sanitary sewer overflows. Blockages & Grease SSO’s Buildup 66% 34% Other –Debris, Roots, Pipe Failure, etc The Cost of FOG The Cost of FOG Last year, the City of Virginia Last year, the City of Virginia ? ? Beach spent over $1.4M on Beach spent over $1.4M on FOG abatement and SSO FOG abatement and SSO Cleanup. Cleanup. It is estimated to cost $1,500 It is estimated to cost $1,500 ? ? for City crews to respond to a for City crews to respond to a single SSO. single SSO. DEQ may fine localities DEQ may fine localities ? ? $32,500 per SSO occurrence, $32,500 per SSO occurrence, $1.6 million in a good year $1.6 million in a good year Penalties are waived as long Penalties are waived as long ? ? as we are implementing the as we are implementing the mandates of the Consent mandates of the Consent Order in good faith Order in good faith DPU FOG Control Efforts DPU FOG Control Efforts DPU cleans up to 1,000,000 feet of DPU cleans up to 1,000,000 feet of ? ? sewer lines per year (10 FTE’s & sewer lines per year (10 FTE’s & equipment) -> $1 M/year equipment) -> $1 M/year 60-70% is Hot Spot cleaning –same 60-70% is Hot Spot cleaning –same ? ? locations cleaned over and over (and locations cleaned over and over (and over) again over) again Town Center, LynnhavenMall, Town Center, LynnhavenMall, ? ? Hilltop, Oceanfront, many small Hilltop, Oceanfront, many small shopping centers, individual shopping centers, individual locations, multifamily housing locations, multifamily housing Example -Town Center: Example -Town Center: Public Utilities is cleaning sewer pipes in Town Center about every two weeks LaskinRoad East of Hilltop LaskinRoad East of Hilltop Residential Residential Area - Area - Centerville Centerville FOG Control Pilot Studies at Two FOG Control Pilot Studies at Two Shopping Centers Shopping Centers Typical strip malls anchored by a Typical strip malls anchored by a ? ? grocery store w/satellite restaurants grocery store w/satellite restaurants Nearly 100% of Grease Control Nearly 100% of Grease Control ? ? Devices (GCD’s) were either not Devices (GCD’s) were either not functioning or not being cleaned often functioning or not being cleaned often enough (or not at all) enough (or not at all) Many owners did not know they had Many owners did not know they had ? ? GCD’sor thought that their restaurant GCD’sor thought that their restaurant did not generate grease did not generate grease Many claimed GCD’swere maintained Many claimed GCD’swere maintained ? ? Outside Grease Interceptor In-floor Grease Traps In-floor Grease Traps Under-Sink Grease Traps Under-Sink Grease Traps Purpose of a Sewer Use Ordinance Purpose of a Sewer Use Ordinance and FOG Control Program and FOG Control Program ReduceSSOs ReduceSSOs ? ? Reduceoperation and maintenance costs Reduceoperation and maintenance costs ? ? Maximize existing sanitary sewer system Maximize existing sanitary sewer system ? ? capacity capacity Enforce existing plumbing code Enforce existing plumbing code ? ? Complywith VDEQ Consent Order Complywith VDEQ Consent Order ? ? •A Credible FOG Reduction Program is a •A Credible FOG Reduction Program is a necessary requirement of a CMOM necessary requirement of a CMOM program which is mandated by the program which is mandated by the Consent Order Consent Order Sewer Use Ordinance -FOG Sewer Use Ordinance -FOG VA Beach developed a FOG Ordinance VA Beach developed a FOG Ordinance ? ? It has evolved into a template for a It has evolved into a template for a ? ? Model Regional FOG Ordinance Model Regional FOG Ordinance Will impact Food Service Will impact Food Service ? ? Establishments (FSE’s): Restaurants, Establishments (FSE’s): Restaurants, food courts, school cafeterias, food courts, school cafeterias, hospitals, grocery stores, prisons, food hospitals, grocery stores, prisons, food processors, day cares, social halls, processors, day cares, social halls, others… others… Will impact FOG haulers and Will impact FOG haulers and ? ? transporters transporters Sewer Use Ordinance -General Sewer Use Ordinance -General Prohibit industrial discharges as defined by Prohibit industrial discharges as defined by ? ? HRSD regulations HRSD regulations Prohibit discharge of wastewater to Prohibit discharge of wastewater to ? ? stormwatersystem or surface water stormwatersystem or surface water Prohibit damaging or tampering with Prohibit damaging or tampering with ? ? sanitary sewer system sanitary sewer system Provide right of entry and inspection for Provide right of entry and inspection for ? ? purposes of enforcing the ordinance purposes of enforcing the ordinance Penalties (would be cumulative) Penalties (would be cumulative) ? ? •Class 3 Misdemeanor •Class 3 Misdemeanor •Liable for cost and expense of damage/cleanup •Liable for cost and expense of damage/cleanup •$500 fine (per day, per occurrence) •$500 fine (per day, per occurrence) •DPU may bring legal action to enjoin misconduct •DPU may bring legal action to enjoin misconduct •DPU could discontinue water service for •DPU could discontinue water service for non-compliance non-compliance How will this affect FSE’s How will this affect FSE’s Require registering GCD’swith DPU –similar Require registering GCD’swith DPU –similar ? ? to backflow device registration to backflow device registration Require installation or repair of GCD if Require installation or repair of GCD if ? ? necessary necessary Require regular maintenance of GCD Require regular maintenance of GCD ? ? Require record keeping of maintenance Require record keeping of maintenance ? ? Require training and certification to service Require training and certification to service ? ? GCD –provided by HRPDC GCD –provided by HRPDC Annual inspection fee to recover program Annual inspection fee to recover program ? ? cost cost •Not imposed initially. Would be at actual •Not imposed initially. Would be at actual cost ($100-$150/year) cost ($100-$150/year) Public Outreach Program Public Outreach Program Presentations to VBRA and VBHMA Board of Presentations to VBRA and VBHMA Board of ? ? Directors, DivarisProperty Management Directors, DivarisProperty Management Stakeholder meetings: Stakeholder meetings: ? ? VBRA,VBHMA, VBSchools, VBPW Building VBRA,VBHMA, VBSchools, VBPW Building Maintenance, VB Planning P&I, Haulers, Maintenance, VB Planning P&I, Haulers, Renderers, Business Owners, Plumbers, Renderers, Business Owners, Plumbers, Property Managers, HRSD Property Managers, HRSD Notices to all Food Service Establishments – Notices to all Food Service Establishments – ? ? 2400 mailings (only about 150 have been 2400 mailings (only about 150 have been returned) returned) Residential Education Residential Education •Brochures and Grease •Truck Decals Can Lids •Refrigerator Magnets •Door Hangers & Notices School Education School Education •Water Awareness Calendar 2008 •National Children’s Theater production Commercial Education Commercial Education •Kitchen BMP Poster •NO GREASE Sign Pocket Guide Pocket Guide BMP Brochure BMP Brochure •BMP Pocket Guide Brochure FOG Webpage FOG Webpage www.vbgov.com/fog www.vbgov.com/fog Other Cities’Successful Programs Other Cities’Successful Programs Cary, NC –SSOs Before and After Implementation of FOG Program Overflows) Other Successful Programs Other Successful Programs Metro Water Services, Nashville, TN –Change in Number of SSOs After Initiation of FOG Program % Overflows Caused by Grease 50 45 40 35 30 25 % 20 15 10 5 0 02030405060708 % Grease Overflows Calendar Years Linear (% Grease Reportable SSO's vs Main Line Cleaning 1200000250 1000000 200 800000 # of Reportable SSO's Feet of Pipe Cleaned 150 600000 100 400000 50 200000 00 FY 02/03FY 03/04FY 04/05FY 05/06FY 06/07FY 07/08 Fiscal Year Totals Feet of Mainline Pipe Cleaned# of Reportable SSO's # of Customer Calls for Sewer Stoppages vs Feet of Mainline Pipe Cleaned 12000007000 6000 1000000 # of Customer Calls for Sewer Stoppages 5000 800000 Feet of Mainline Pipe Cleaned 4000 600000 3000 400000 2000 200000 1000 00 FY 02/03FY 03/04FY 04/05FY 05/06FY 06/07FY 07/08 Fiscal Year Feet of Mainline Pipe Cleaned# of Customer Calls for Sewer Stoppages Proposed Schedule Proposed Schedule Management, Operation and Management, Operation and ? ? Maintenance (MOM) program due to Maintenance (MOM) program due to DEQ on December 31, 2008 DEQ on December 31, 2008 FOG Reduction Program is key FOG Reduction Program is key ? ? component of MOM program component of MOM program DEQ/EPA will likely make approval DEQ/EPA will likely make approval ? ? conditional upon ultimate adoption of conditional upon ultimate adoption of a FOG Control Ordinance a FOG Control Ordinance Localities to adopt MOA with HRSD in Localities to adopt MOA with HRSD in ? ? January, FOG ordinances in spring January, FOG ordinances in spring QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? Sewer Pump Station Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee Pro-rata Fee Chapter 28, Article I, Section 28-4 Chapter 28, Article I, Section 28-4 Presented by: Department of Presented by: Department of Public Utilities Public Utilities Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee Resort Area from RudeeLoop to 42nd Street Resort Area from RudeeLoop to 42nd Street ? ? is served by one sanitary sewer pump is served by one sanitary sewer pump station owned by HRSD located at 29th and station owned by HRSD located at 29th and Arctic Arctic The capacity of the sanitary sewer pump The capacity of the sanitary sewer pump ? ? station is approximately 5,500 gpm(current station is approximately 5,500 gpm(current peak of about 3,000 to 3,500 gpm) peak of about 3,000 to 3,500 gpm) From Public Utilities master planning efforts, From Public Utilities master planning efforts, ? ? the build-out needs for this area will be the build-out needs for this area will be 9,000 gpm(under current zoning, increased 9,000 gpm(under current zoning, increased densities would result in higher flows) densities would result in higher flows) Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee The 29th Street SPS has been identified by the EPA The 29th Street SPS has been identified by the EPA ? ? as a Locality Overflow Point (LOP) as a Locality Overflow Point (LOP) The City must provide/certify adequate sanitary The City must provide/certify adequate sanitary ? ? sewer capacity for proposed development under sewer capacity for proposed development under new (and more) stringent capacity standards new (and more) stringent capacity standards Public Utilities has concluded that the best approach Public Utilities has concluded that the best approach ? ? is to split the service area in two, and build a new is to split the service area in two, and build a new sewer pump station in the south service area. The sewer pump station in the south service area. The northern service area would be served by HRSD’s northern service area would be served by HRSD’s 29Street SPS 29 th Street SPS th Although built in the southern service area, the new Although built in the southern service area, the new ? ? SPS would provide additional capacity for both the SPS would provide additional capacity for both the north and south service areas. north and south service areas. Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee Sewer Pump Station Pro-rata Fee City Code Sec. 28-4(d): DPU may recover costs of City Code Sec. 28-4(d): DPU may recover costs of ? ? sewer pumping stations from developers when “the sewer pumping stations from developers when “the property to be served discharges through a pump property to be served discharges through a pump station owned by the city.” station owned by the city.” All new projects and increased densities in the All new projects and increased densities in the ? ? southern service area would satisfy this criterion. southern service area would satisfy this criterion. However, all new projects in the northern service However, all new projects in the northern service ? ? area would not be discharging to a pump station area would not be discharging to a pump station “owned by the City,”but instead to a station owned “owned by the City,”but instead to a station owned by HRSD. by HRSD. The northern service area would get a pass with The northern service area would get a pass with ? ? respect to pump station fees. respect to pump station fees. This is the only service area in the City where this This is the only service area in the City where this ? ? situation would occur. situation would occur. Proposed Changes to City Code Proposed Changes to City Code Sec 28-4(d) Sec 28-4(d) QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?