Riverside Grease Management Summary: Phoenix Pumping provides IKG-certified used cooking oil (UCO) recycling and grease trap cleaning across all 34 Orange County cities. We ensure 100% compliance with the Riverside County 25% rule and local municipal codes. Services include free UCO collection, high-rebate oil purchasing, and 24/7 emergency hydro-jetting. Certified IKG Hauler License required for all OC commercial kitchens. Call 858-901-8330 to begin service.
Call Phoenix Pumping today at 858-437-9438 to begin service.
With decades of experience, we are fully licensed and insured. We are the go-to source for professional grease trap cleaning. You can be confident in our expertise and in the reliability of our service.
All restaurants and food service establishments are required to recycle their cooking oil.
All used cooking oil collectors must have a state of California IKG (indelible kitchen grease) hauler’s license to collect and transport used cooking oil. To haul without a license is a serious crime. Haulers and grease trap cleaning companies must be able to provide a manifest for every job they perform in all cities in Riverside County. Check your hauler’s license at the link above. Their vehicles must have identifying names and license information on both front doors of every vehicle.
Cooking oil must be professionally recycled to insure the safety of the kitchen and its employees. After cooking oil has been used it needs to be transferred to appropriate containers to hold the oil for pickup by Phoenix Pumping. Our regularly scheduled pickup ensures we empty the tank before it is full. Regular pickups prevent spills and deter theft.
Never put grease or cooking oil down the drain. It clogs pipes, causes backups, expensive cleanups, damage to neighbors and contaminates public waterways. The fines can be significant as can the cleanup costs. These restaurant employees at a Popeye’s in Detroit caused a very large and expensive problem by disposing of cooking oil in a sewer grate.
Phoenix Pumping provides a variety of cooking oil storage containers and equipment to transport the oil to the container safely.
All of the oil from your restaurant goes to make cleaner burning fuels such as biodiesel, renewable diesel and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).
Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) is the governing authority for grease traps and used cooking oil recycling in Riverside County. Their FOG control program specifies regulations for grease trap cleaning and used cooking oil recycling in Riverside County. A very specific and important set of best management practices for restaurants can be viewed here.
The record keeping requirements in Riverside County are quite specific for restaurants to comply with:
10. A three-ring binder, provided by the City, shall be kept on site that includes the following items: 1. Inspection reports, 2. Pumping records (can be copies) for grease traps and tallow or oil bins, 3. Repair records for pretreatment equipment. This binder is subject to inspection during regular business hours and shall not be removed from the premises. 11. Copies of pump receipts and waste manifests shall be kept in the binder for a minimum of three years. 12. Permits must be posted with other required regulatory permits and certificates.
Consumers wishing to recycle their household cooking oil can find information here on where to dispose of used cooking oil.
Grease traps are required in all restaurants in Riverside and are needed to prevent oil and grease from clogging pipes and fouling public waterways. Grease traps and trap FOGs (fats, oil and grease) and prevent them from entering wastewater systems. However grease traps must be cleaned regularly to keep them functioning as intended. Grease traps must be cleaned regularly but at least as often as required by the 25% rule.
The 25% rule is the regulatory standard in Riverside County, requiring grease traps to be pumped when the combined depth of floating grease and settled solids reaches 25% of the tank’s total liquid capacity.
Grease trap cleaning is best done by professionals such as Phoenix Pumping.
Malfunctioning grease traps can result in floods, smelly odors, expensive repairs, fines, and sometimes the closure of the restaurant. Phoenix Pumping’s grease trap service keep your restaurant clean, well-maintained and in compliance with local regulations.
When Phoenix Pumping cleans your grease trap you get all of these services:
If you want to know more about the rules and regulations governing grease traps and cooking oil recycling in Riverside County contact Western Municipal Water District to see their comprehensive FOG (Fats, Oils and Grease) Program.
Riverside County encompasses 28 different cities, including the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Corona. Phoenix Pumping, serves all of Riverside County including these cities:
| Banning | Beaumont | Blythe | Calimesa | Canyon Lake | Cathedral City | Coachella |
| Corona | Desert Hot Springs | Eastvale | Hemet | Indian Wells | Indio | Jurupa Valley |
| La Quinta | Lake Elsinore | Menifee | Moreno Valley | Murrieta | Norco | Palm Desert |
| Palm Springs | Perris | Rancho Mirage | Riverside | San Jacinto | Temecula | Wildomar |
Phoenix Pumping is a leading Southern California grease management company providing service to Los Angeles and beyond. Owner, Eddie Flores is a longstanding expert in UCO collection and cleaning of restaurant grease traps.
