Grease Trap Service Across Tampa Bay
Each city and county runs its own grease program. Find your area, and the rule your inspector works to.
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- Hillsborough, Pinellas & Pasco
Grease Trap Cleaning Tampa provides grease trap service across Tampa Bay: Tampa and the greater Tampa Bay area (Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties). The area pages below explain the local rule in each place, because a pump-out schedule that's legal in Brandon can be out of compliance in Palm Harbor.
Hillsborough County
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Brandon
Rule: Hillsborough County (unincorporated)
Brandon kitchens answer to Hillsborough County, not the City of Tampa. That means a 90-day ceiling, a 25% limit, and records an inspector can ask to see without warning.
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Riverview
Rule: Hillsborough County (unincorporated)
Riverview is unincorporated Hillsborough: every grease trap and interceptor serviced at least every 90 days, and never past 25% full.
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Temple Terrace
Rule: City of Temple Terrace
Temple Terrace has its own grease ordinance: Tampa-style pumping triggers, weekly trap cleaning, and logbook records kept for three years, not one.
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Pinellas County
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St. Petersburg
Rule: City of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg runs its own grease program: a Grease Discharge Permit, monthly interceptor pumping and a quarterly report. A report filed more than 30 days late costs $50.
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Clearwater
Rule: City of Clearwater
Clearwater sets each kitchen's pumping schedule itself, checks interceptors at least every 90 operating days, and wants every pump-out reported within five business days.
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Largo
Rule: City of Largo
Largo requires food service interceptors to be emptied once every 30 operational days, with hauler records sent to the city every quarter.
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Palm Harbor
Rule: Pinellas County Utilities
Palm Harbor is unincorporated Pinellas County: interceptors pumped at least every 30 days, grease kept under 6 inches, and a variance that voids if you miss it once.
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Tampa
Inside Tampa city limits the City's grease ordinance applies. We work across the city's restaurant districts, including Ybor City, SoHo / South Howard, Channel District / Water Street, Westshore, Hyde Park, Seminole Heights. See the Tampa ordinance guide.
Also served
Plant City, Dunedin, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Lutz, Carrollwood, Town 'n' Country, Valrico, Land O' Lakes. Call to confirm which grease program applies at your address.
Pumping rules by jurisdiction
| Where the kitchen drains | Interval | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| City of Tampa | No fixed days | Pump before solids pass the outlet invert (~8 in), grease and solids exceed 25% of capacity, the unit stops retaining grease, a backup occurs, or sanitary waste enters. Tampa Code Ch. 26 Art. VII, Sec. 26-306 |
| Hillsborough County (unincorporated) | At least every 90 days | Serviced at least every 90 days; contents never over 25% of wetted volume; alternate schedules by individual approval. Hillsborough County Grease Management FAQ (Ch. 120 / Ord. 06-31 Art. VII) |
| City of Temple Terrace | No fixed days | Pump when solids pass the outlet invert (~8 in), grease and solids exceed 25%, or the unit stops retaining grease. Temple Terrace Code Sec. 22-304 |
| Pinellas County Utilities | At least every 30 days | Pumped at least every 30 days; grease layer under 6 in and solids under 8 in; variance never over 180 days, voided if missed, not transferable. Pinellas County Code Sec. 126-613 |
| City of St. Petersburg | At least every 30 days | Pumped at least monthly; variance fee $275, maximum 180 days. City of St. Petersburg FOG Best Management Practices Manual |
| City of Clearwater | Set by the city | In-ground interceptors monitored at least every 90 operational days; the Public Works Administrator sets each facility's pumping schedule; alternate frequencies on request; pump until empty and clean walls, baffles and pipes. Clearwater Code Sec. 32.189 |
| City of Largo | At least every 30 days | Contents removed once per 30 operational days unless the control authority approves an alternate frequency. Largo Code Sec. 23-120 |
| Pasco County Utilities | At least every 90 days | Cleaned and pumped every 90 days, or sooner once FOG and food sludge reach 20% of volume; pump until empty and clean walls, cross pipes, inlet and outlet. Pasco County Code Sec. 110-174 |
| State of Florida | No fixed days | No pumping frequency set. Haulers may not return grease waste or graywater to the trap and must dispose at a permitted facility. F.S. 403.0741; F.A.C. 62-705 |