F.O.G. Program (Fats, Oils, Grease)

Lee County Utilities (LCU) is committed to protect public health, the environment and providing reliable sanitary sewer service. LCU requires every business or other commercial establishment such as, restaurants, food service / processing to maintain their oil and grease interceptors and other devices (internal kitchen traps). LCU performs periodic inspections of these facilities to ensure compliance with the Lee County code as outlined in Lee County Ordinance 14-24-Grease Management. 

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​Customers Responsibilities

​​To prevent excessive amounts of fats, oils and grease (F.O.G) to flow into the County’s sewer system you are responsible for ensuring your interceptor is, pumped, cleaned and all F.O.G. materials from your interceptor are disposed of properly. You are responsible for ensuring that you or your hauler file all Oil and Grease Interceptor maintenance report.
 

​LCU Pumping Requirements

​Below are required pumping and cleaning intervals, however, a more frequent schedule may be required.

Grease Interceptors- (> 50-gallon capacity)
At a frequency not to exceed 90-days; or if one of the following occur:
  1. When the floatable grease layer in the outlet side exceeds six (6) inches in depth, as measured by an approved dipping method.
  2. When settable solids layer in the outlet side exceeds eight (8) inches in depth, as measure by an approved dipping method.
Grease Traps- (< 50-gallon capacity)
At a frequency not to exceed 7-days; or if the following occurs:
  1. At each time, the total volume of captured grease and solid material displaces more than twenty (20)percent of the total volume of the unit.

​Maintenance Reports

​Grease interceptor/trap maintenance reports are filed via BSI Online. 

There is no fee to submit your results.
 
Information you will need to submit report(s): 
  • Facility Information 
  • Interceptor Information
  • Pumping Information 
  • Disposal Information
To file a report, click here.

QUESTIONS? 
CALL TOLL FREE 800-414-4990

​​Hauler's Responsibilities

​New Grease Waste Requirements Effective July 1, 2022

Senate Bill 1110 passed in the 2022 Florida Legislative Session and published in the Laws of Florida 2022-095 creating section 403.0741, Florida Statutes (F.S.). The new law requires grease waste haulers to dispose of grease waste, including grease waste from grease interceptors, traps, and graywater, at disposal facilities, and to document grease waste removal and disposal with service manifests.

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