Newport on the Levee

The Newport On The Levee Shopping Mall is an upscale shopping plaza in Newport, KY on the banks of the Ohio River across from Cincinnati, OH. With over 25 retailers & entertainment establishments and seven full service restaurants (with more on the way), the Mall is expected to accommodate between 5 and 6 million visitors a year.

When the mall entered its final design stages in 2000, an interesting situation for engineers developed. Situated directly beside an earthen levee protecting Newport from Ohio River floods, the main structure of the mall rests atop a four-level parking garage. As specified, two 1,000 gallon grease traps originally were meant to service the kitchen effluent from the nine foodservice establishments.

However, the room needed to accommodate a pump truck for servicing these large passive traps was simply not available due to the low headroom of the ceiling in the garage. The bulky pump trucks simply would not fit into the garage. The Designers were also uncomfortable with the long runs necessary to get from the retail area to an exterior location for a grease trap. A difficult design situation.

A solution to this problem was found with the installation of two Big Dipper® W-1000-AST Automatic Grease & Oils Removal Systems. The Big Dippers, each designed to handle 100 GPM effluent flows, are located on the first parking level directly below the retail area. They treat the kitchen effluent from the seven restaurants located at the mall. The self-cleaning function of the Big Dipper units assures that no pump trucks are necessary for service. Grease & oils transfer pumps transport the grease & oils from the Big Dipper to a collection barrel, both located in service areas for easy removal by local rendering companies.

Installed in the middle of 2001, each unit removes about 15 gallons of grease each week while requiring only 10- 15 minutes of attention each day. The Big Dippers take up only one parking space apiece, so very little room was required for installation. A metal safety enclosure covers each unit, protecting the Big Dipper while helping keep the ambient air around the Big Dipper warm in the cold, Midwest winters.

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