Please support them and Hagen s Auto Service, our other Green Business. Look for more shops displaying the Green Business logo and support businesses that care for the environment. District employees report that grease buildup continues to be a problem in the sewer lines that the District maintains. The Pollution Prevention Coordinator has been working with restaurants and other food services to be sure that they have grease interceptors that are adequately sized and maintained. Residences however are not equipped with devices to trap grease.
Hot water used to flush grease down a sink cools further down the line allowing grease to solidify.
Grease buildup can eventually block sewer lines. Anyone who has been involved with a line backup will tell you it is not a pleasant experience. You can help out by pouring grease into a container, letting it cool and disposing in your trash. Grease that does make its way down sewer lines gradually builds up in our pump stations. Recently, over 1000 pounds of grease were removed from our pump station on Morello Ave.