I, being in the restaurant business for 50-plus years in Easthampton, see every year that is never the same. Just recently I was told I could clean the grease trap, a small inside unit and dispose of the grease, one gallon taken out but still had to have the little water inside pumped out by a licensed hauler at $200. This inconvenience is a big cost for small family restaurants.
People in Massachusetts and other Northeast states are perplexed because when they can’t enjoy water skiing, swimming at their local beaches or saltwater beaches because of fecal contamination, this is a much bigger problem than crazy grease trap requirements. Fecal contamination must be addresses by the cities and towns of Massachusetts. The way it’s done now is putting a bandade on a crisis. I see this worse than global warming.
The good people that live here must answer legitimate questions about the sewage plants and why unprocessed sewage is released into the rivers and streams on a daily basis. Any input is appreciated in this matter.
James Pascoe
Southampton