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If managed improperly fats, oils, and grease (FOG) waste generated by food service facilities within the Town can create a huge burden on the waste water infrastructure and wastewater treatment facility.
FOGs can congeal in sewer pipes, pumps, and other equipment, restricting flow of wastewater in the sanitary sewer collection system and eventually cause a back up into the facilities serviced by that pipe. If your business discharges fats, oils, or greases to the Town of Amherst sewer system in concentrations greater than 100 mg/l, such discharges can disrupt the treatment plant and cause significant operational problems. In either of the above cases, the food service facility which caused the disruption will be financially responsible for any treatment plant upsets and/or clogged collection pipes.
As part of the voluntary Town of Amherst Grease Management Program, town personnel will perform pretreatment inspections of commercial and institutional facilities engaged in food preparation. The objective of this inspection is to provide facilities with information on grease management, gather site specific operational and plumbing data for our review, suggest corrections for any plumbing configuration problems and ultimately establish a suggested maintenance frequency for each installation.
Most sewer back-ups occur between a facility and the Town of Amherst sewer main, where the property owner is responsible for correcting the problem. Blockages translate to unnecessary plumbing bills. If the blockage occurs in the Town of Amherst sewer main, the Town of Amherst will correct the problem. Please call the Town of Amherst Sewer Maintenance Division to report a sewer back-up or overflow.
Food Service Establishments - Grease Interceptor Sizing Requirements
Engineering Department
1100 N Forest Rd
Williamsville,
NY
14221
(716)
631-7154
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Mon-Fri)
Engineering Department
Engineering Support Division
Sewer Maintenance Division
Water Pollution Control Division
Environmental Control
Engineering Services Division
Armstrong, Brian
Director of Engineering Services
716-631-7154 ext.
7412
Boudreau, Jessica
Project Manager
716-631-7154 ext.
7427
Hitzel, Michael
Architect
716-631-7154 ext.
7069
Pontikos, Asher
GIS Analyst
716-631-7154 ext.
7415
Schregel, Chris
Project Manager
716-631-7154 ext.
7416
Sewer Maintenance Division
Reberholt, Vaishali
Assistant Town Engineer
716-631-7154 ext.
7421
Burow, Sarah
Senior Engineer Assistant
716-631-7154
Goldstein, Noemi
Messenger
716-631-7154 ext.
7422
Princess, Brian
General Crew Chief
716-631-7154 ext.
7434
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Colter, Quinton
Pretreatment Coordinator
716-691-9771 ext.
8028
Burroughs, Jeffrey
Town Engineer
716-631-7154 ext.
7418
Suszynski, Jerome
Assistant Plant Superintendent
716-691-9771 ext.
8036
Abramo, Joe
Electronics Technician
Barnes, Brian
Senior GIS Analyst
716-631-7154 ext.
7069
Berger, Corey
Senior Electrician
Dean, W. Tom
Purchasing Agent
716-691-9771 ext.
8041
Hoose, Richard
Electronics Technician
Poslinski, Michael
Senior Engineer Assistant
716-691-9771 ext.
8045
Process Control
Process Control
716-691-9771 ext.
8015
Rink, Richard
Project Manager
Russell, Crystal
Accounts Payable
716-691-9771 ext.
8010
Struzik, Gregory
Network Coordinator
716-691-4331 ext.
8025
Tirone, Mark
Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
716-691-9771 ext.
8017
Vaillancourt, Andrew
Senior Electrician
716-691-9771 ext.
8053
Citizen’s Guide to Identifying and Preventing Stormwater Pollution
The Town of Amherst is a MS4 Community and together with the Western New York Stormwater Coalition, Amherst is providing this Citizen’s Guide to help identify and prevent stormwater pollution. Please see the attached document for helpful tips on understanding illicit discharges and things you can do to protect water quality. For questions or to report an issue, email sburow@amherst.ny.us. Thank you for doing your part to keep our water clean!
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