Quick-service and chain kitchens fill traps fast

Many D'Iberville restaurants are high-volume quick-service and casual dining kitchens near the interstate, where fryers run all day and dish machines rarely stop. Those kitchens often have compact indoor or in-floor traps that hold far less than an outdoor interceptor, so they reach the 25% mark quickly.

Short, recurring intervals. A small trap at a busy fryer kitchen may need service far more often than every 90 days. A recurring maintenance schedule keeps you ahead of it without anyone having to remember.
Brand standards. If you operate a franchise, your brand may have its own grease trap maintenance requirements in addition to HCUA's. Mention them in the notes.
Drive-thru and lot access. If the trap or interceptor is near a drive-thru lane, ask for service before opening or after close.
Slow drains are an early warning. If floor drains are slowing down between visits, your interval is probably too long. See emergency and backed-up trap service.

Grease trap rules in D'Iberville: Harrison County Utility Authority (HCUA)

D'Iberville is one of the cities served by the Harrison County Utility Authority (HCUA), which runs the grease trap permit program for its member jurisdictions. HCUA's Grease Trap Waste Disposal Regulations say:

A permit is required. Each grease generator (any non-domestic commercial food preparation, including restaurants, schools, hospitals, and nursing homes) applies to HCUA for a grease trap permit and pays an annual permit fee.
Clean as often as needed. Traps must be cleaned or pumped at whatever interval keeps what leaves the trap within sewer use rules.
The 90-day mark. A generator that has not cleaned its trap during any 90-day period, and has not been granted an exception, can be ordered to have its trap inspected and tested. If a violation is found, the generator pays for the inspection, testing, and cleaning, plus fines and penalties.
Permitted haulers and manifests. Grease trap waste may only be removed by an HCUA-permitted hauler showing HCUA decals and using the HCUA Grease Trap Waste Manifest, which you (or your agent) sign before the load leaves.

HCUA's permit application checklist also reminds generators to have traps cleaned at least every 90 days to stay in compliance. Read the full breakdown in our HCUA grease trap requirements guide.

Sources: HCUA Grease Trap Regulations (PDF); HCUA Grease Permits page; HCUA Grease Generator Application & Checklist (PDF)

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