Statistical Information: Examples of Fines
February 2007 – School, Gloucestershire – Fines and costs £7,616
January 2007 – Indian Restaurant, Stevenage - Fined £15,000
January 2007 – Pub restaurant, Wiltshire – Fines and costs £34,881
May 2006 – Chinese Restaurant, Cambridgeshire – Fines and costs £15,726
The sewerage system is suffering as the number of take-aways, restaurants, hotels and pubs increases, because more and more fats, oils and grease are tipped away rather than being disposed of properly.
However, as well as the obvious signs to you, such as odour and vermin problems, pouring waste oils away can be damaging for your community and the environment.
When the fats solidify, the sewer network can become blocked. This in turn reduces the system’s capacity to function properly and increases the risk of sewer flooding.
The disposal of warm fats and vegetable oils in a liquid form (or waste oils) down sinks and drains results in 100,000 blockages in just the Thames Water region each year.
The company says every year it flushes 1,000 tonnes of hard, congealed fat through its sewerage system, any one of the 100,000 blockages caused by this clogging can force raw sewage out of a manhole and flooding into homes and gardens.
Such pollution can be devastating for the environment as a small amount can cause a lot of harm to wildlife and water supplies. It also causes great distress for the occupiers of properties flooded with raw sewage.
It is because of this that careless disposal of waste fats/oils into drainage systems, land or watercourses is an offence. Section 111 of the Water Industry Act 1991 makes it illegal to permit any substance, which may interfere with the free flow of the sewerage system, to pass down any drain or sewer connecting to a public sewer. Blockages can be costly and inconvenient to clear and could lead to substantial fines.
Tighter Consent to Discharge Limits
As you are aware all commercial premises must have a consent to discharge licence which limits the amount of grease/fat etc which can be legally discharged into the sewage system. In this day of increased costs Water Authorities are tightening their consent to discharge limits.
Typical limits are separable oil and grease not to exceed 100mg/l.
Using Hydra Grease-Eater keeps your lines and grease traps clean, helping you meet these tough targets.
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