Pinellas County Utilities, Grease Management Program

FOG Control Device Permit (Grease Management Program, Food Service Establishments)

The Pinellas County Utilities application page states that the Pinellas County Code, Article VI, requires food service establishments discharging to a wastewater treatment facility operated by Pinellas County Utilities to obtain an annual permit that carries an annual user fee. The establishment is invoiced or the fee is added to its Pinellas County Utilities account once the permit is approved. Grease Management Program staff inspect to confirm that grease control devices are cleaned and pumped. The permit applies only where the restaurant or coffee shop discharges to a county-operated wastewater facility; a business on a municipal sewer utility follows that utility's grease rules instead. Applications are requested from UTLGMP@pinellas.gov. The County's Sewer System User Fees page carries a fee schedule headed "Effective October 1, 2026 - Pending Board Approval", with a different amount from the one on the application page; because the schedule is before the Board in October 2026, this record states no amount, and the Grease Management Program confirms the fee in force.