Does anyone know if you could share a grease interceptor with your neigbor restaurants? -

Most likely the answer is NO. But check with the city s sanitary department first. Usually the size of the grease interceptor is calculated with a formula that looks similar to this:S X GS X (HR /12) X LF = Effective capacity of grease interceptor in Gallons S = Number of Seats in dining Area GS = Gallons of waste per seat (use 25 gallons for restaurants with china dishes and/or automatic dishwasher. Use 10 gallons for restaurants with paper or baskets and no dishwasher) HR = Number of hours restaurant is open. LF = Loading Factor (use 2.00 interstate highway: 2.50 other freeways: 1.25 recreational area: 1.00 main highway: 0.75 other highway) Therefore, even if the city allows you to share one, the size of this shared grease interceptor has to be carefully calculated to see if it can serve two or more restaurants combined. There are also maintainence issues. Who should be responsible of cleaning it? Who should be reponsible for fixing it? I hope this helps! http://www.projectsatoz.com