Navigate the City of Los Angeles FOG control program administered by LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN)

Steps

1. Confirm the facility is inside City of Los Angeles jurisdiction (served by LASAN's Bureau of Sanitation) rather than an unincorporated LA County area served by the separate Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), since the two agencies run distinct FOG/industrial-waste programs with different rules and fee schedules
2. Apply for the required Industrial Wastewater Permit through LASAN if the food service establishment's discharge triggers permitting thresholds, since most FSEs discharging FOG-laden wastewater are required to hold this permit
3. Confirm current application fees and permit terms directly with LASAN's industrial waste program rather than relying on a fee figure sourced from LA County's separate program, since fee schedules differ between the City and County agencies
4. Install, operate, and maintain an approved and adequately sized grease interceptor (commonly a gravity interceptor unless a conditional waiver is granted) per LASAN's design requirements
5. Track scheduling, inspection, and source-control status through LASAN's FOG source-control tracking system (referenced by LASAN as its FOG program's permitting information system) as directed by the assigned inspector
6. Confirm any conditional waiver process and eligibility criteria directly with LASAN if a gravity interceptor cannot be physically accommodated at the site