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For building permits applied for after August 31, 2006, restaurants, bars, hotels, hospitals, schools and other businesses that produce grease must have an interceptor that complies with the City of Houston Plumbing Code, plus a sample well the city can use to inspect and take samples.
“…shall be required to design, install, operate and maintain an interceptor complying with the City of Houston Plumbing Code and install a sample well…” — Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-513
A food service establishment needs a current generator registration certificate from the city. The application states the interceptor’s holding capacity, and a site with more than one interceptor applies for each one separately.
A new trap is on Houston’s schedule from day one: fully emptied at least every 90 days, and more often when grease and solids reach 25% of the wetted height.
Yes. Houston’s code requires a sample well alongside the interceptor, so the city can inspect and sample it.
Two. Houston asks for a separate application for each interceptor.
Not before it’s looked at. If it failed because of holes, cracks or a broken baffle wall, that damage can be repaired overnight.
Call any time, day or night. A technician looks at the trap on site, and the inspection is free.
