Transcript The Dun Laoghaire Experience

Water Services Training
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Guidance Document
Control of Fat Oil and Grease
Launch Seminar
26th January 2012
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FOG The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Experience - a Case Study
Paul Buggy
Senior Executive Engineer
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
County Council
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FOG The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Experience
Currently in DLRCC
191 FSEs are licensed.
9 Applications in being processed.
151 on of list of FSE’s targeted to be
licensed.
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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Catchments
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The Challenges to Licencing Fog in House
Challenge No.1 Let Inspectors inspect and admin admin.
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Challenge 2. Simplify the Admin –Database and Procedures
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FOG Licensing Procedure
Step 1 Target FSE’s to Licence
Step 2 Initial Letter Friendly
Step 3 Visit by the Inspectors
Step 4 2nd Letter Less Friendly
Step 5 Third Letter informing file has been passed to Law Dept
Step 6 Dye Test
Step 7 Legal Proceedings Issued
Step 8 Court
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Challenge No.3 The Form of Licence –Begin with the End in Mind
PARTICULAR CONDITIONS
1.
The licensee shall ensure that all effluent containing fats, oils and/or grease
passes through a grease removal unit(s) before entry to the public sewer system.
2.
The license shall ensure that the grease removal unit(s) is correctly
dimensioned in accordance with (i) I.S. EN 1825 - Parts 1& 2 for Grease
Interceptors or (ii) Plumbing and Drainage Institute (PDI) G101 for Grease recovery
units.
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Challenge No. 4 Staffing
Our current team for FOG Team is:
1 Supervising Inspector 20% time,
2 Inspectors 75% time,
1 Executive Engineer 40% time,
1 Senior Executive Engineer 10% time,
1 Grade 3 admin 25% time.
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Challenge No. 5 Charging
Range of basic annual monitoring charges €200 - €600
Additional visits due to non compliance €100
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Conclusions
For DLRCC FOG in house has meant:
1.
Greater Flexibility when dealing with FSEs
2.
Lower start-up costs
3.
Grow at our own pace
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