{"id":"cc2582e6-e86b-4d7d-8e1c-96d2af50d93e","task":"Comply with the City of Austin's FOG ordinance and grease trap program administered by Austin Water","domain":"austintexas.gov","steps":["Confirm applicability under Austin City Code Chapter 15-10 (the City's FOG/pretreatment ordinance) administered by Austin Water","Before purchasing any grease trap/interceptor, obtain Industrial Waste plan approval from Austin Water specifying the required size and design — purchasing equipment before this approval risks having to replace a non-compliant unit","Confirm minimum sizing: commercial food-prep facilities using a dishwasher are required to install at least a 500-gallon (liquid holding capacity) interceptor, per Austin Water's published design criteria","Have the grease trap fully emptied and cleaned at least once every three months by a hauler holding a valid City of Austin Liquid Waste Hauler (LWH) permit — only an LWH-permitted hauler may remove and transport grease trap waste under the ordinance","Monitor discharge against Austin Water's numeric FOG discharge limit for wastewater (published at 200 mg/L) and maintain compliance sampling records as required","Retain grease trap waste manifest/trip-ticket records on-site and make them available for the ordinance's specified look-back period (per Austin City Code §15-10-165(B), records must be available covering up to the past three years the facility has operated) during an inspection"],"gotchas":["Never purchase or install a grease interceptor before Austin Water issues its Industrial Waste plan approval specifying the required size/design — non-conforming units purchased in advance are a documented compliance risk the city itself warns about","Only a hauler holding a current City of Austin Liquid Waste Hauler (LWH) permit may legally remove grease trap waste in the city — a state-registered hauler without the local LWH permit is not sufficient","The 200 mg/L FOG discharge limit and 3-month minimum cleaning interval are Austin-specific figures; do not apply them to other Texas cities without checking that city's own ordinance"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.116Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/cc2582e6-e86b-4d7d-8e1c-96d2af50d93e"}