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Skokie, IL grease trap & interceptor requirements

Program run by Village of Skokie (Health Department) & MWRD. Hand-checked against source Last checked 2026-10-17. Report an error / rule changed

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From the official source(s) below, last checked 2026-10-17. Rules change; verify with your city.

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Rules change; verify with your city. Summaries are plain-English restatements of the official source linked below; “Source says” shows the exact wording. Blank rows mean the sources we checked did not state that rule, not that there is no rule.

Required trap / interceptor type
Skokie food service construction requirements: grease traps, grease interceptors or catch basins, if required by the local sanitary district, must be an outside grease catch basin with maintenance access; if that is not feasible, a recessed grease trap.
Skokie is in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) service area, so the MWRD Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance applies along with the Illinois Plumbing Code.
Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890.510): commercial kitchens must have a grease interceptor with all grease-carrying fixtures directed to it; food waste disposers may not discharge into it, and water-cooled interceptors are prohibited.
MWRD Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance: discharges to MWRD sewers may not exceed 250 mg/L total fats, oils and greases (FOG).
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Sizing rule
Illinois Plumbing Code minimum: the interceptor must hold at least half the liquid capacity of the connected fixtures on the same floor (60% if it sits on a floor below); fixture capacity in gallons = length × width × depth in inches ÷ 231.
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Pumping / cleaning frequency
No fixed pump-out interval appears in the sources we checked; the MWRD ordinance prohibits adding physical, chemical or biological agents to grease traps or other pretreatment devices to resuspend, dissolve or emulsify grease.
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Permit required?Not stated in the sources we checked
Permit & program feesNot stated in the sources we checked
InspectionsNot stated in the sources we checked
Record keepingNot stated in the sources we checked
Pumper / hauler approvalNot stated in the sources we checked
Reporting portalNot stated in the sources we checked
Fines & penaltiesNot stated in the sources we checked
Program contactNot stated in the sources we checked

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Grease trap pumping companies in Skokie, IL

2 companies that say on their own website they serve Skokie. Free listings are sorted A–Z. A listing is not an endorsement.

Before you book: ask for a full pump-out (not a skim) and a signed manifest for every service, and keep it on site for inspectors.

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Size your interceptor

Use the grease interceptor sizing calculator (UPC, IPC and PDI methods), then confirm Skokie's own minimums above. Not sure how often to pump? Read how often to pump a grease trap.

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