TWIN LAKES TOWNSHIP SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM

Help keep the system clean and running at its best!

FOG is an acronym for Fats, Oils and Grease. As a byproduct of cooking, FOG is usually found in: baking goods, butter, lard, shortening, cooking oil, fats and oil from cooked meats, food scraps, gravy, mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, sour cream and other foods high in fat. 

Blockage can lead to sewer overflows on your property. All too often, fats, oils and grease are disposed of improperly during food preparation and kitchen clean-up. When poured down a drain or toilet, FOG can build up, blocking sanitary sewer lines. When cooking and FOG is allowed to go down the drain, it cools in the wastewater system and sticks to pipes, creating FOG buildup. This accumulation reduces the capacity of the wastewater collection system and is detrimental to the wastewater treatment process. The result is that a considerable amount of money is spent every year removing the build-up of fats, oils, and grease. Home garbage disposals do not keep grease out of the plumbing system.  Also, hot water and products that claim to dissolve grease only pass it further down the line, where it causes problems elsewhere.

The easiest way to solve the grease problem and help prevent overflows of raw sewage is to keep FOG materials out of the sewer system. It is easy to minimize FOG sources at home by changing a few habits.

NEW HABITS TO KEEP YOUR DRAINS FAT-FREE

Pour fats, oils and grease into a container and when solidified put the container in the trash. If you don’t have a container, place tin foil into a coffee cup or similar, add FOG, allow to cool and dispose.

Before washing, use a paper napkin or paper towel to wipe FOG from dishes and dispose of it in the trash.

Put strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps and other solids and then empty in the trash.

Put food scraps in the trash, not through the garbage disposal.