On Monday
there was a sewage back-up in my neighborhood that was caused at least in part by
Whole Foods not cleaning its grease traps. I contacted my village government and asked for a ticket to be written.
Part of the dodge municipal officials are using is that a towel contributed to the sewage backup. I suspect that in any case of a municipal sewage line backup that one will remove all sorts of stuff in addition to the material that is the proximate cause of the blockage.
How big a deal is it that Whole Foods was not cleaning its grease traps? It seems, if the local government is OK with Whole Foods not clearing its grease traps, why should it even bother to have them?
How much grease does it take to clog a municipal sewage line?
How big a problem is the towel? Does the existence of the towel suggest other stuff is being illegally dumped into the sewers?
Why would the municipal government resist writing a ticket to Whole Foods? Is there a possibility that the municipal government contributed to the problem through its own negligence? Does municipal government have a responsibility for periodically checking grease traps?
Could Whole Foods have neglected its grease traps as a simple cost saving measure? How much does it cost to properly dispose of grease?