Pretreatment Division


Fats, Oil & Grease Pretreatment Requirements  

Scope & Purpose:

To prevent sanitary and combined sewer system blockages, obstructions and overflows due to the contribution and accumulation of fats, oils and grease from food service establishments, commercial facilities and industrial facilities. 

All new food service establishments or existing food service establishments that are being upgraded or remodeled must meet the requirements of the City of Mt. Juliet FOG Program Operation Division Policy No. 2008-08.   

 

NEW MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES: New strip malls or strip centers must have two (2) separate sewer line connections at each unit within the strip mall or strip center.  One sewer line will be for sanitary wastewater and one for the grease line will be for the kitchen area, or potential kitchen area, of each unit.  The kitchen area, or potential kitchen area, grease line will be connected to the floor drains in the specified kitchen area, and will connect, or be able to connect, to other food service establishment kitchen fixtures, such as three (3) compartment sink, two (2) compartment sink, pre-rinse sink, mop sink, and hand wash sink.   New multi-unit facility, or new "strip mall" facility, owners shall contact the Public Works Department prior to conducting private plumbing work at the multi-unit facility site.  

 

*Engineer Plans Required

A set of engineered plumbing drawings is required before any approval or decision will be made.

E-mailed plans are approved.

 

FATS, OIL & GREASE CONTROL DESIGN FORMS:  

 

New Food Service Packet

  • Design Criteria for Grease Interceptors
  • FOG Policy
  • GI Design & Installation Requirements
  • Grease Control Equipment Inquiry
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    You may contact the Pretreatment Division and email plans to:

    Attn: George Page

             71 E. Hill Street

             Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

             (615) 773-7957  Ext. 274

             gpage@cityofmtjuliet.org