Fats, Oils, and Grease: What We Know After 23 Years of FOG Work
Training Video
This presentation covers how to manage the impacts of fats, oil, and grease on the collection system and the WWTP. The webinar also covers fees and permitting options for food service establishments (FSEs), public outreach options, and enforcement.
Date of Recording: October 12, 2023 (1-3:00 pm Eastern)
Presenter
Byron Ross, Monitoring & Management Services, LLC - Mr. Ross has over 36 years of experience in industrial pretreatment, wastewater treatment, receiving stream assessment, and environmental sampling and monitoring. In 2002, Mr. Ross started Monitoring and Management Services, LLC (MMS), a small business that provides technical assistance to federal, state, and local government agencies in the areas of industrial pretreatment and FOG programs. MMS has worked with over 60 cities to implement FOG programs. Since 2004, Mr. Ross has been a subcontractor for U.S. EPA tasks related to industrial pretreatment and wastewater. Prior to the formation of Monitoring & Management Services, Mr. Ross worked as a Chemical Manager for Henkel/GM for 2 years, an environmental monitoring supervisor for a private laboratory for 7 years, and as a Biologist for a municipality for 8 years.
Mr. Ross has performed the following duties for U.S. EPA as a subcontractor:
- Conducted numerous Industrial Pretreatment Inspections and Audits in EPA Regions 3, 5 and 9.
- Speaker/Presenter at Wastewater and Industrial Pretreatment Training Courses and Seminars in EPA Regions 4, 5, and 9.
- Industrial Pretreatment Local Limits Calculations and Verification Reports for EPA Regions 4 and 9.