Atlanta
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Grease Management Program
In short
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Grease Management Program issues 1 permit we publish for Atlanta, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Wastewater Discharge (Grease Trap) Permit | City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Grease Management Program | $300 a year for 0–5 grease traps, rising $300 for each further band of five traps ($600 for 6–10 up to $3,600 for 56–60), plus $300 for each five traps above 60; $100 per trap re-inspection fee after a failed inspection | annual | 2026-10-09 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Food Service Wastewater Discharge (Grease Trap) Permit
City Code Sec. 154-297.01(a): the operator of a food processing, sales or service establishment discharging wastewater to the City sewer 'shall obtain a food service wastewater discharge permit', obtained 'prior to the issuance of any business license issued by the city'. The fee table in Sec. 154-297.01(a)(1) runs from '0—5 $300.00' to '56—60 3,600.00'; (a)(2) sets the $100 per trap re-inspection fee; (a)(3) lets the commissioner adjust the fees administratively by less than 10% a year with notice. The Department of Watershed Management's Grease Management page lists the same fees ('0-5 $300', '6-10 $600' through '36-40 $2,400') and says all food service facilities must apply, pay permit fees and be available for inspections.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Atlanta
- Phone
- 404-546-1503
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Atlanta City Code Sec. 154-297.01, food service wastewater discharge (grease trap) permit and annual feeCity of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management — Grease Management Program, permits and feesCity of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
Other offices serving Atlanta
- Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit
- City of Atlanta Department of City Planning (Office of Buildings; vending program)
- Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal
- City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue
- Atlanta Department of Transportation
- DeKalb Public Health, Environmental Health Division
- Fulton County Board of Health, Environmental Health Services
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