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Member: $25.00
Non-Member: $35.00

CWEA Contact Hours: 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's CSM, ECI, MT certifications.

Nationwide, 30 to 35% of all sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) are caused by fats, oils, and grease blockages. In an effort to resolve this problem, the EPA mandated that agencies and municipalities create a program whereby non-residential facilities would be monitored for grease discharge through a permit program. When SSOs occur more often than not, the Collection System Maintenance staff is the first to respond to the call. More and more agencies are finding that by establishing a collaborative relationship with the Environmental Compliance and Collection staff, the ability to enforce is increased and the recurrence of SSOs is decreased. Environmental Compliance/Source Control works with the Collections section to identify any problems in the sewer lines that were caused by grease. Through video inspection equipment, collections staff will determine if excess grease is accumulating in the system and report it to the Environmental Compliance Section. ECS inspectors would then go to the problem area and identify any grease-discharging businesses that have the potential to discharge any grease that may have contributed to the problem. EC staff will ensure appropriate enforcement action is taken to eliminate the source by requiring the FSE to mitigate through grease removal devices.

After participating in this session, participants will be able to:
Determine how to use collaborative efforts within the departments to streamline efforts
• After participating in this session, participants will be able to: Create interdepartmental cross-training programs within the vocations.
• After participating in this session, participants will be able to: Create better teams and breakdown the silos the can hinder efficiencies.