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Element 7 – Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program <br />City of Pleasanton Sewer System Management Plan, July 2025 26 <br />7.0: Element 7 – Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program <br />The Sewer System Management Plan must include procedures for the evaluation of the <br />Enrollee’s service area to determine whether a sewer pipe blockage control program is needed <br />to control fats, oils, grease, rags, and debris. If the Enrollee determines that a program is not <br />needed, the Enrollee shall provide justification in its Plan for why a program is not needed. <br />The procedures must include, at minimum: <br />a. An implementation plan and schedule for a public education and outreach program that <br />promotes proper disposal of pipe-blocking substances. <br />b. A plan and schedule for the disposal of pipe-blocking substances generated within the <br />sanitary sewer system service area. This may include a list of acceptable disposal <br />facilities and/or additional facilities needed to adequately dispose of substances <br />generated within a sanitary sewer system service area. <br />c. The legal authority to prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to <br />prevent spills and blockages. <br />d. Requirements to install grease removal devices (such as traps or interceptors), design <br />standards for the removal devices, maintenance requirements, best management <br />practices requirements, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. <br />e. Authority to inspect grease producing facilities, enforcement authorities, and whether <br />the Enrollee has sufficient staff to inspect and enforce the fats, oils, and grease <br />ordinance. <br />f. An identification of sanitary sewer system sections subject to fats, oils, and grease <br />blockages and establishment of a cleaning schedule for each section. <br />g. Implementation of source control measures for all sources of fats, oils, and grease <br />reaching the sanitary sewer system for each section identified above. <br />7.1: Public Education and Outreach <br />The City’s public education and outreach includes a website (see link in Section 7.3). The <br />website includes information for food service establishments (FSE) including requirements for <br />grease interceptors or traps, maintenance requirements, record keeping requirements <br />(including sample logs), and a link to State-registered Transporter of Inedible Kitchen <br />Grease to service grease removal devices. The website also includes information for residents. <br />In addition to the website, FSEs are given publications and BMP literature as part of the <br />inspection process. <br />7.2: Disposal of Pipe-Blocking Substances <br />Nearby drop-off facilities and wastewater treatment plants that accept FOG products include: