Grease (FOG) Control — San Francisco
San Francisco's FOG Control Ordinance requires food facilities that cook to install approved grease-capturing equipment and obtain a plumbing permit before installation.
Overview
The SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) assigns each food service establishment a FOG Discharger Category (1, 2, or 3) under the FOG Control Ordinance (SF Public Works Code §140) and notifies you of the required grease-capturing equipment — Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor (HGI), Gravity Grease Interceptor (GGI), or Grease Removal Device (GRD), which SF favors.
A plumbing permit must be filed before installation, and the equipment must appear on SFPUC's approved-supplier list. Restaurants being built or remodeled generally must install the device. Keep maintenance/service records.
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
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