Nashville
Metro Water Services, Environmental Compliance (Grease Management)
In short
Metro Water Services, Environmental Compliance (Grease Management) issues 1 permit we publish for Nashville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grease (FOG) Plan Approval and Annual Grease Control Equipment Certification (Metro Water Services) | Metro Water Services, Environmental Compliance (Grease Management) | Metro Water Services' FOG Management Policy states that the Department 'may charge inspection, monitoring, assessment, impact, and permit fees' and prints no amounts. The annual trap or interceptor certification is performed by an MWS-approved inspector engaged by the establishment. | plan approval per new establishment, upgrade or change of ownership; grease control equipment certification annually | 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
Grease (FOG) Plan Approval and Annual Grease Control Equipment Certification (Metro Water Services)
Metro Code § 15.60.125 requires all food service establishments to comply with the Metro Water Services Fats, Oils and Grease Management Policy. The policy posted on MWS's Grease Management page (effective October 1, 2024) states that any new food service establishment, upgrade of an existing one or change of ownership must install and maintain MWS-approved grease control equipment, that establishments in every class, Class 0 (mobile food units) through Class 5, must submit a FOG plan to MWS for approval, and that all new establishments complete the Department's Sewer Discharge Compliance Application, which serves as the permit application. MWS gives rough-in and final approval of the equipment. Every establishment with grease control equipment must have its interceptor or trap inspected and certified annually by an MWS-certified inspector on Form A (interceptor) or Form B (trap), and a failed certification needs a corrective action response. Metro Public Health requires MWS approval of a mobile unit's grease trap and wastewater site before its final consultation. MWS: 615-862-4600.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville
- Phone
- 615-862-4600
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.
- Grease Management (Environmental Compliance) — Metro Water ServicesMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metro Water Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Metro Water Services Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Management Policy (effective October 1, 2024)Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metro Water Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Metropolitan Code, Chapter 15.60 — Industrial Waste Discharges (§ 15.60.125 food service establishments and FOG)Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
Other offices serving Nashville
- Metro Department of Codes and Building Safety
- Davidson County Clerk, Business Tax Division
- Metro Public Health Department, Food Protection and Public Facilities Division
- Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), Permit Office
- Nashville Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office
- Metropolitan Beer Permit Board
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