With more than 5,000 restaurants and food service establishments in Seattle, the city’s Fats, Oils and Grease program is vital to protecting community health and keeping sewers flowing. Preventing unlawful discharges from entering the system plays a big part in its mission.With a team of five inspectors and one program supervisor responsible for the large program, Gary Christiansen, program supervisor for the Wastewater Source Control Program at Seattle Public Utilities, needs to optimize efficiency wherever possible.“The reality is our small team is not able to inspect every FSE immediately; our success depends on identifying problem areas and prioritizing establishments that
