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    Hi, I'm planning to open the first brewery in my county, a three bbl. the city inspector is claiming we will need a grease trap and or filter to treat our rinse water for the cleaning chemicals. I figured it could just go down the drain. Can anyone offer advise. Is it normal to treat wastewater?


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    Originally posted by HBC2193 View Post
    Hi, I'm planning to open the first brewery in my county, a three bbl. the city inspector is claiming we will need a grease trap and or filter to treat our rinse water for the cleaning chemicals. I figured it could just go down the drain. Can anyone offer advise. Is it normal to treat wastewater?


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    Traps are common. They are set up just about like a septic without the laterals so you settle out solids. They have to be pumped out on schedule. They do offgas out the top and its not a pleasing aroma. You will find arguments both ways and other threads about the necessity which again seems to come down to the local situation. Based on my experience dealing with septic and grey water systems on a large facility its a good idea because of the settling out of solids involved in the effluent. Regardless of whay anyone says its loaded with yeast. Its simple to see. I have never heard of any problems with the chemistry of whats being collected or what the PH etc. typically is.
    Possibly for posterity we could have it assayed one day for kicks. I have seen way more problems with major septic systems with regards to PH and the possibility of the load being refused unless its diluted or altered.
    Some of this would get into flow rates in branch and then into mains of the system that is taking care of the waste water as to whether it may be problematic or not. Many times inspectors are not really deeply stuidied or informed as to why they are doing what they do.
    As thus they become petty tyrants who need to be challenged at times in the correct manner.
    From an Engineering perspective the whys of all this need to be gotten more clear. Seemingly it can only come down to the chemistry of the effluent or to a fouling pipe system that could cause problems over time because much of that " stuff " does not stay in suspension.
    Warren Turner
    Industrial Engineering Technician
    HVACR-Electrical Systems Specialist
    Moab Brewery
    The Thought Police are Attempting to Suppress Free Speech and Sugar coat everything. This is both Cowardice and Treason given to their own kind.

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      A grease trap or filter will do nothing to treat for cleaning chemicals so Im not sure the basis of that it will like Warren said trap heavy particles from getting into the city lines. Is the first brewery in the county? If so I would guess he is basing it restaurant issues. Are you going to be serving food? Dont be afraid to challenge them as many have no idea what a micro will eject
      Mike Eme
      Brewmaster

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        Depending on what you're using for cleaning chemicals, you could always put them into a holding tank and combine them to neutralize them before putting them down the drain. Having said that, many municipalities will err on the side of caution, especially if you're the 1st one they've encountered.

        As the old saying goes, the pioneers get the arrows....
        Kevin Shertz
        Chester River Brewing Company
        Chestertown, MD

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