Service Sewers to all food service establishments shall be equipped with an approved grease removal system in conformance with the standard detail and Section 4.2.14 of the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority (MTSA) Minimum Standards. Design of the grease removal system must be approved by MTSA and The Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division.

All food service establishments are subject to the requirements of MTSA's high strength sewage concentration guidelines. The includes sampling and testing of the facilities wastewater to determine compliance with MTSA specifications. Facilities that are contributing wastewater to MTSA's facilities that exceed limits for certain constituents will have surcharges applied to their sewage bills.