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Dublin City Council Fats Oils and
Grease Programme
Presented by Gerry Doherty,
Senior Executive Engineer,
Dublin City Council
Why?
June of 2007, DCC sought formal proposals for
a Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) management
programme
To address the many grease blockages and
backups occurring in the City drainage system.
December 2007: Compliance Consulting was
awarded the FOG Programme Tender
January 2008; Implementation of programme
Why?
Why?
Compliance with Water Framework Directive
Escalating Maintenance Costs
Application of Polluter Pays Principle
Problems For Dublin City Council
• Causes Blockages in Sewer Network
• Results in Flooding and Pollution
• Health and Safety Issues
• Closure of FSE
• Reduces Capacity in Network
• Expensive and Very Messy to Remove
• Major Problem at Ringsend TW
History
Initial Scoping Study in City Centre 2003
200 FSEs surveyed………2 Were Compliant!
Pilot Study in Donnybrook 2004
Monitored the Performance of 20 FSEs with Proper Equipment
Decided to Engage Outside Contractor
Commenced Procurement Process Dec 06
Successful Tenderer, Compliance Consulting, Identified Dec 07
Type of Contract
Traditional “Construction” Contract Documents Not
Applicable
Difficult to Quantify Amount of Work Involved
New Contract Documents drafted
Bill of Quantities Based on “Schedule of Rates” Approach
Contract Deliverables
Locate, Identify, and Survey 2000 FSEs
Draft Discharge Licence under Water Pollution Act
Educate and Train FSE owners/managers on Best
Management Practices
Monitor Compliance With Licences Quarterly
First Annual Report
2000 New Licence Inspections
2394 Monitoring Inspections Completed
1200 FOG Licences Issued by DCC
Number of each type of FSE
inspected
Type of FSE inspected
593
471
390
179
114
34
90
28
20
22
28
34
Quantity of FOG recovered in first year
per category of FSE (m3/annum)
Full Service
Restaurant, 307
Hospital, 39
Hotel, 57
Nursing Home, 8
Fast food
Restaurant, 1288
School/ University
Canteen, 335
Supermarket, 17
Club/Organization
, 206
Company/Office
Building Canteen,
35
Convenience
Store/Deli, 116
First Annual Report
2500 tonnes FOG recovered
Over 800 new Grease Traps Installed