Greetings ASPE Members,

Who would have thought it would already be August? How the time does fly! It is getting close to my favorite times of the year: football season, and, more to the point, my tenure as the Phoenix Chapter’s Vice President Legislative begins.

I was recently doing a restaurant design in Gilbert, and I wanted to make sure that an existing grease waste interceptor on the site would be sufficient for the needs of the new restaurant. So I looked in the 2006 IPC (which is their code of choice) and found very little useful information regarding interceptors. A quick phone call to the city helped clarify the situation. They prefer you to justify your sizing using the 2006 UPC. A quick perusal offered up Table 10-3 “Gravity Grease Interceptor Sizing”. This is what I used, and it was acceptable to the city for the renovation.

If you have done work in Gilbert, you have probably experienced the review of the town’s infamous “Backflow Prevention Department”. If you go online to their code section area, they include details regarding different types of connections, as well as notes for your plans. Taking a few minutes here will save a ton of hassle later on in the design process.

I hope that as the start of the new ASPE season begins, that the economic situation has started to improve, both professionally and personally. Only time will tell what happens, but keeping a positive outlook is always the best course of action. I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

See you all in September!

Melissa Bowers
Walsh Engineers