Grease Trap Cleaning Melton

Grease trap rules in Melton

In Melton, Greater Western Water sets your pump-out interval, and Melton City Council won’t register a food business that drains to sewer without GWW’s say-so. Council’s food business page asks for an approval from the water authority, or written evidence that a grease trap isn’t needed. The same section points traders to GWW’s trade waste information and links to a trade waste application.

Melton was in Western Water’s area until it became part of GWW in 2021. Today your GWW agreement states how often the trap is emptied, and GWW says that’s typically every three months. GWW also keeps its own record of each pump out, and we send it that notice for you. The full GWW rules are on our grease trap cleaning Melbourne page.

Who we service in Melton

Melton’s food trade leans towards takeaways, cafes and family restaurants, with a steady base of community kitchens alongside.

• High Street cafes and takeaways in the revitalised town centre
• Bakeries and fast food outlets that fry or bake from early morning
• Pubs, clubs and sporting bistros that cook for big weekend crowds
• Childcare centres, schools and aged care homes with commercial kitchens

A few Melton homes have a residential grease trap as well, and we empty those on request.

Scheduled servicing and records

Tell us the interval in your GWW agreement and we’ll turn it into a standing booking. For a new High Street tenant, the first pump out is the most useful one. We note how full the trap was and let you know if the agreed interval suits the way your kitchen actually runs.

Each visit ends with an EPA waste certificate in your hands. Greater Western Water hears from us directly, so its database stays current and there’s no docket for you to chase.

What to give council as evidence of servicing

A tidy folder of paperwork is the simplest proof that your grease trap is looked after. If council inspects the premises and asks about the trap, have these on hand.

• GWW’s approval, or its written advice that you don’t need a trap. This is the evidence council’s food business page asks for.
• Your trade waste agreement, showing the trap size and the required interval.
• Our EPA waste certificates, kept in date order, one per pump out.
• Your forward bookings, so it’s clear the next visit is already planned.

When the dates on the certificates line up with the interval in your agreement, the folder answers the question for you. Because we notify GWW of each pump out, the water authority’s records will match yours.

Fitting out a new shop and not sure a trap is needed? Ask GWW before the plumber starts. Its trade waste team confirms trap sizes, and a written answer from GWW is exactly what council wants to see.

What affects the cost in Melton

Most of the price comes down to how big the trap is and how much has built up inside it. Quotes vary with these factors.

• Litres to remove. A small under-sink unit is a short job compared with a large in-ground trap.
• Interval between visits. Traps emptied on time have a softer fat layer that comes out faster.
• Where the trap sits. A trap beside a rear car park is quicker to reach than one under a kitchen floor.
• Booking time. Overnight, weekend and emergency call outs cost more than a planned weekday visit.

Signs a Melton trap is overdue

When the kitchen starts to smell like stale fryer oil, the trap has usually run out of room. Other giveaways are sinks that drain slowly, a floor waste that bubbles when the dishwasher empties, and greasy water around the lid. Book a pump out now rather than waiting for the next scheduled date.

Workshops and wash bays use a triple interceptor rather than a grease trap. We pump those out too, and Sims is EPA licensed to carry triple interceptor waste.

Further east, we also handle grease trap cleaning in Caroline Springs.