Authority
Santa Clara publishes an official hauler or preferred-pumper registry for grease service.
Local utility office
Rule holder: City of Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities FOG Program
Santa Clara operators often search by city name, but City of Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities FOG Program is the office that sets the local grease, hauling, and paperwork rules on this page.
Santa Clara permitted haulers
Santa Clara approved grease hauler workflow
Santa Clara, CA grease hauler workflow: official list status, manifest rules, and what to verify before booking service.
Proof on site
Recent manifests or trip tickets.
Likely fail trigger
Using a service company outside the published registry can break the paper trail Santa Clara expects.
Next action
Start from the city's published registry, then confirm the service company still covers grease waste.
Do this next
Start from the city's published registry, then confirm the service company still covers grease waste.
Use the rest of the page to confirm the local rule and proof burden, but start with the next move below.
First move
Start from the city's published registry, then confirm the service company still covers grease waste.
Stage this proof
Recent manifests or trip tickets.
Authority Summary
Santa Clara publishes an official hauler or preferred-pumper registry for grease service.
What to keep on site
Recent manifests or trip tickets.
Official list logic
Local Interceptor Requirements
Official requirement
Santa Clara publishes an official hauler or preferred-pumper registry for grease service.
Official requirement
The published registry is a verification tool, not a recommendation or endorsement.
Official requirement
Operators still need to confirm waste-type coverage and current standing before booking.
What to keep on site
Inspection-Ready Proof
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Recent manifests or trip tickets.
Store this where staff can reach it quickly during an inspection.
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The service company's current listing or program status in the city's published registry.
Store this where staff can reach it quickly during an inspection.
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Receiving-station or disposal paperwork when applicable.
Store this where staff can reach it quickly during an inspection.
Where operators get exposed
Common Inspection Failures
Using a service company outside the published registry can break the paper trail Santa Clara expects.
Inspectors commonly flag this when records are missing, overdue, or incomplete.
High risk
An outdated provider check can leave the operator without defensible records.
Inspectors commonly flag this when records are missing, overdue, or incomplete.
High risk
Still need service help?
Move from the list check to an action page that tells staff what to confirm before booking.
Santa Clara's list is a verification tool, not a recommendation list.
The city publishes this list as a verification tool, neither recommends nor endorses any provider on it.
Source stack
Official sources for this page
Last verified: 2026-04-07
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Santa Clara's FOG Program says commercial food service establishments are regulated through plan check and inspection, must submit the food service checklist for grease-laden wastewater, and can use the city-published grease pumpers and haulers list as a courtesy verification tool.
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Santa Clara requires grease trap and interceptor maintenance records to remain on site for a minimum of three years and says missing records may result in fines under the local sewer ordinance.
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Santa Clara's grease trap maintenance sheet recommends professional grease hauling, requires cleaning logs near self-cleaned traps, and ties poor trap maintenance to fines under the local sewer use ordinance.
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Santa Clara's grease interceptor maintenance sheet tells operators to use professional pumping service, fully pump and scrape the interceptor, and treat missing records as a sewer ordinance risk that can lead to fines.