Country Restaurant

In mid-1996, the Wilson (NC) Wastewater Management Division decided that it had had enough. The amounts of FOG's (Fats, Oils, and Grease) released into the sewer system was beginning to become a nightmare for the county sewage treatment plant. In an effort to curb the FOG flows into the sewer, they decided to place a limit as to how much establishments involved in the preparation, processing, and serving of food could dispense in their wastewater. The limit set was 200 mg/l FOG's per part water. If you did not meet this standard, you would be fined.

Naturally, this limit caught these particular facilities off guard. The Health Department gave the facilities several options; install a large outdoor grease trap, install a large indoor grease trap, or install an automatic grease interceptor. For the Country Restaurant, there was one simple yet cost effective option. They decided to install a Big Dipper® W-200-IS (Product Catalog). According to Patricia Miller, president of The Country Restaurant, the Big Dipper® proved to be the most "carefree option." She did not want to deal with the large amount of capital involved in the maintenance of a large, in-ground grease trap, nor was she attracted to the amount of physical maintenance involved with servicing a conventional indoor grease trap. Within a week of installing the Big Dipper® unit, a dramatic difference was noticed. The average FOG reading of 1570 mg/l before the installation of the W-200-IS (Product Catalog) fell to an average of 43 mg/l. All of this, as noted by Patricia Miller, came about without the excessive cost involved in maintaining an in-ground grease trap and without the tremendous amount of labor. The unit also brought Country Restaurant's FOG output down well below the limit imposed by the Sewer Division. Mrs. Miller continues to be impressed with the ease of use and reliability of the unit. "Only routine maintenance is required," she states.

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