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Change in operations means any change in the ownership, food types, or operational procedures that have <br />the potential to increase the amount of FOG generated and/or discharged by FSEs in an amount that alone or <br />collectively causes or creates a potential for SSOs to occur. <br />Director of public works means the chief administrative officer of the Department of Public Works, City of <br />Santa Ana. <br />Discharger means any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to a <br />public sewer. Discharger shall mean the same as user or customer. <br />Enforcing attorney means the city attorney or district attorney acting as counsel to the city and his/her <br />designee. <br />Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) means any substance such as a vegetable or animal product that is used in, or is a <br />byproduct of, the cooking or food preparation process, and that turns or may turn viscous or solidifies with a <br />change in temperature or other conditions. <br />FOG control program means the FOG control program required by and developed pursuant to statewide <br />general waste discharge requirements for sanitary sewer systems (State Water Resources Control Board Order No. <br />2006-0003-DWQ). <br />FOG control program manager means the agency's water resources manager and persons designated by and <br />under his/her instruction and supervision, who are assigned to administer the FOG control program. A consultant <br />retained under contract by the city may be designated as the FOG control program manager. <br />Food grinder means any device installed in the plumbing or sewage system for the purpose of grinding, <br />chopping, macerating, or pressing food waste or food preparation byproducts for the purpose of disposing some or <br />all food waste into the sewer system. <br />Food service establishment (FSE) means food facilities defined in the California Retail Food Code, and any <br />commercial entity, operating in a permanently constructed structure such as a room, building, or place, or portion <br />thereof, maintained, used, or operated for the purpose of storing, preparing, serving, or manufacturing, packaging, <br />or otherwise handling food for sale to other entities, or for consumption by the public, its members, or employees, <br />and which has any process or device that uses or produces FOG, or grease vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors <br />that are required to be removed by a type I or type II hood, as defined in the California Retail Food Code. <br />Grease control device means any grease interceptor, grease trap, or other mechanism, device, or process, <br />which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap or <br />collect or treat FOG prior to it being discharged into the sewer system. A grease control device may also include <br />any other method proven to reduce FOG subject to the approval of the director of public works. <br />Grease interceptor means a multi -compartment device that is constructed in different sizes and is generally <br />required to be located outdoors and underground between a FSE and the connection to the sewer system. These <br />devices must be cleaned, maintained, and have the FOG regularly removed and disposed of in a proper manner to <br />be effective. Also referred to as gravity grease interceptor or GGI. <br />Grease removal device means a type of hydro -mechanical grease interceptor that automatically and <br />mechanically removes non -petroleum fats, oils, and grease from the interceptor, the control of which is either <br />automatic or manually initiated. Also referred to as GIRD. <br />Grease trap means a grease control device that is used to serve individual fixtures. These have a limited <br />effect and should only be used in those cases where the use of a grease interceptor or other grease control device <br />is determined to be impossible or impracticable. Also referred to as hydro -mechanical grease interceptor or HGI. <br />Hot spots means areas in sewer lines that have experienced sanitary sewer overflows that must be cleaned <br />or maintained frequently to avoid blockages of sewer system, or require maintenance that otherwise wou Id be <br />unnecessary. <br />(Supp. No. 30) <br />Created: 2025-01-29 11:22:14 [EST] <br />Page 26 of 54 <br />