FOG — that’s fats, oils and grease — will now have to abide by the District of Sechelt’s new regulations.
Council unanimously adopted amendments to the Public Sewer Bylaw and the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw at its Jan. 11 meeting. Penalty fines from $200 to $300 can be charged, and vary based on the time of payment.
Any waste water from food establishments that contains a total of more than 300 milligrams per litre of fats, oils, or grease must be limited by cleaning existing grease interceptors more regularly or connecting a grease interceptor.
Staff first presented the costly issues associated with FOG at the Dec. 7 council meeting, reporting that the waste materials were responsible for at least 80 per cent of maintenance required on local sewers at an anticipated cost of $66,000 in 2022 alone. At the time, council gave approval for three readings.
