Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 5/22.30. Grease trap sludge

(a) As used in this Section: (i) “treatment works” has the meaning provided in Section 19.2 of this Act and (ii) “grease trap sludge” means the solid, lighter than water fraction of wastewaters from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food that are discharged to a pretreatment unit or device commonly referred to as a grease trap. The principal components of grease trap sludge are fats, oils, and greases.

(b) Beginning January 1, 1992, no person may dispose of any untreated grease trap sludge by any method of land application.

(c) Beginning January 1, 1995, no person may cause or allow the discharge, deposit, or disposal of any grease trap sludge into a treatment works or into any sewer tributary to a treatment works, except pursuant to the express authorization, by ordinance or license, of the owner of the treatment works and the owner of the sewer. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require treatment works or sewer owners to establish any ordinances or programs to provide such authorization.

(d) Beginning January 1, 1995, no person may cause or allow the transportation or acceptance of grease trap sludge for rendering, storage, treatment, or disposal away from the site where the sludge was generated, unless the sludge is accompanied by a shipping paper containing, at a minimum, the information prescribed in subsection (e). No specific form of shipping paper is required by this Section, but a form may be prescribed pursuant to subsection (g).

(e) Each shipping paper shall contain at a minimum the following information:

(f) The grease trap sludge generator, transporter, and management facility operator shall each retain a copy of the shipping paper for a minimum of 2 years, and shall produce such documents upon request of the Agency, or the owner of the affected treatment works.

(g) The owner of a treatment works is authorized, but not required, to establish a program to register or license the collection and transportation of grease trap sludge from grease traps within the owner's jurisdiction, and to charge a fee therefor. Further, the owner of a treatment works is authorized, but not required, to develop and require the use of a particular form of shipping paper for use in effecting the requirement of subsection (d).

(h) Violations of this Section shall be subject to the civil penalties specified in subsection (a) of Section 42 of this Act. However, if an action to enforce this Section is brought by or on behalf of the owner of a treatment works, the owner shall be entitled to recover 75% of any penalty assessed.