7.2.3.2 — Interceptors

(1) Except for suites of residential occupancy, where a fixture discharges sewage that includes fats, oils or grease and is located in an area where food is cooked, processed or prepared, it shall discharge through a grease interceptor. (2) Except as provided in Sentence (3), oil interceptors shall be provided as follows: (a) service stations, repair shops and garages or any establishment where motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained shall be provided with an oil interceptor, and (b) establishments which use oily or flammable liquids or have such wastes as a result of an industrial process shall be provided with an engineered oil interceptor. (3) Oil interceptors are not required for a drain in a hydraulic elevator pit, parking lot, car wash or a garage used exclusively as a motor vehicle parking area. (4) Where a fixture discharges sand, grit or similar materials, an interceptor designed for the purpose of intercepting such discharges shall be installed. (5) Every interceptor shall have sufficient capacity to perform the service for which it is provided. (6) An on site constructed interceptor shall be constructed to the requirements of a manufactured interceptor. (7) A grease interceptor shall be located as close as possible to the fixture or fixtures it serves. (8) The flow rate shall not exceed its rated capacity and shall be determined as follows: Q = (sum from i=1 to N of 0.75 · V_i / DDT_i) + PD where Q is the flow rate in L/s, V_i is the fixture volume in L, DDT_i is the drain down time (s), PD is pump discharge (L/s), and N is the number of fixtures. (9) All grease and oil interceptors shall have an internal flow control and, where the head will exceed five feet, a secondary flow control shall be required. (10) Floor drains that conform to Sentence 7.4.5.1. (3) are not required to be separately trapped and vented, and may be gang trapped when discharging through an oil interceptor.