Fats, Oils and Grease

Fats, Oils and Grease are found in the food you eat:

Fats, Oils and Grease are found in the food you eat:

What happens to your dishes after you are done eating?

You wash them!

When the fats, oils and grease are

washed down the drain, they build up inside your pipes and eventually cause a clog!

The sewer pipes from house are connected to the City’s sewer pipes, where your wastewater will travel to the wastewater treatment plant.

The City’s sewer system can back up just like the pipes in your home

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If the City’s sewer system overflows, we call this a Sanitary Sewer Overflow

Expensive clean upExpensive clean up

Property damageProperty damageBeach closuresBeach closures

Local waterways contaminatedLocal waterways contaminated

Contaminated drinking water sourcesContaminated drinking water sources

Health risksHealth risks Fish killsFish kills

Stomach illnessStomach illnessSwimming restrictionsSwimming restrictions

Fishing restrictionsFishing restrictionsAlgal bloomsAlgal blooms

Shellfish contaminationShellfish contamination

A Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) is when raw sewage is discharged into the A Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) is when raw sewage is discharged into the environment. Many problems are associated with SSOs:environment. Many problems are associated with SSOs:

FinesFines

Sanitary Sewer Overflows can happen in your neighborhood.

1.1. Let your used oil cool to room temperatureLet your used oil cool to room temperature

2.2. Pour oil into a container with a lidPour oil into a container with a lid

3.3. Drop off the container at a used cooking oil Drop off the container at a used cooking oil recycling location or discard in the trashrecycling location or discard in the trash

NEVERNEVERpour oil or grease pour oil or grease down the drain!down the drain!

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