Commercial & Industrial

Annual Report, January-December, N Industries(DOCX, 83KB)
Semi-Annual Report, January-June, C Industries(DOCX, 82KB)
Semi-Annual Report, July-December, C Industries(DOCX, 82KB)
Semi-Annual Report, January-June, S Industries(DOCX, 74KB)
Semi-Annual Report, July-December, S Industries(DOCX, 74KB)
Industrial Contact Form(DOCX, 53KB)
Designated Representative Form(DOCX, 75KB)
Exceedance Notification Form(DOCX, 27KB)
Industrial Discharge Permit Application(DOCX, 135KB)
No Process Discharge Certification(DOCX, 44KB)
Sampling Notification Form(DOCX, 61KB)
TTO Certification Form(DOCX, 60KB)
TTO Certification Form 40 CFR 414.111(DOCX, 35KB)

Multiple types of businesses are required to have a Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) permit:

• Businesses which prepare food for consumption by non-family members.
• Businesses having a grease trap and/or grease interceptor.

Businesses selling pre-packaged food items (with no on-site preparation or clean-up). These businesses may be removed from the program after requesting an inspection and getting verification.

Starting in 2025, a FOG Program Registration form(PDF, 202KB) is required to receive a FOG permit. There is no permit application or fee. If you are a local school, use the School Program Registration form(PDF, 177KB).

Reporting Requirements

The FOG Program Registration and the BMP Training Log may be submitted between January 15^th and March 31^st of each year. Annual Permits are Active April 1^st to March 31^st.

For all permitted FOG establishments, the following must be submitted:

• 2025 Employee Training Log(PDF, 191KB)
• FOG Program Registration form(PDF, 202KB)

If a business has a grease trap and/or grease interceptor, the following must be submitted. The cleaning log is to be kept updated and kept on-site.

• 2025 FOG Quarterly Report(PDF, 177KB)
• 2025 Cleaning Log(PDF, 176KB)

If a hauler is used, you may request for them to submit manifests in place of quarterly reports.

Monthly business rates are generated by Environmental Services and sent to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for inclusion with your BPU bill. These rates may include surcharges for discharge of Chemical Oxygen Demand, Oil & Grease, or Total Suspended Solids over the anticipated discharge from a residential customer.

Charges for services provided by Environmental Services is labeled as Wastewater & Stormwater on your BPU bill.

The document below is provided by BPU to help you understand your bill. To print this document, click the printer icon in the right corner.

Non-Sewered Water Credit Policy

Non-residential facilities may apply for reduction in the Water Pollution Abatement if water purchased from BPU does not reach Kansas City, Kansas' sewer system. Types of non-sewered water may include water that is used for:

• Cooling tower/evaporation
• In-process water
• Irrigation
• Effluent meter (all discharged wastewater is metered at the point of entry to the sewer system)

Requirements to keep Non-Sewered Water Credit:

• At least annual meter calibration with verification sent to Environmental Services.
• Periodic reporting of meter readings (monthly preferred, but a minimum of 1 report per calendar year is required).

Non-residential facilities that have water sources other than BPU (on-site wells, for example) will be included in the Policy.

Commercial vs. Industrial

Commercial customers are billed based on the amount of water purchased from BPU. It is assumed that 100 percent of the water purchased is released into the sewer system. This assumption applies to all non-permitted industrial users.

There are four customer types:

1. Residential Customers, BPU Class 080
2. Low-Pressure Sewer System Customers, CPU Class 080A
3. Commercial Customers, BPU Class 081
4. Industrial Customers, BPU Class 083

Non-residential facilities may apply for a reduction in the Water Pollution Abatement (wastewater user fee) if water purchased from BPU does not reach Kansas City's sewer system.

Currently, there is no permit application or fee.

Any company which transports hauled wastewater must:

1. Have a current Occupation License issued by the Wyandotte County Business License Division (This includes a minimum bond in the amount of $5,000.00).
   
   
2. Have each vehicle inspected and permitted by the Wyandotte County Public Health Department.
   
   

In addition, if you wish to use the disposal facility in Kansas City's, the company must have valid activation code(s) issued by Environmental Services for each vehicle.

An illicit discharge is defined in the Code of Ordinances as: . . . any discharge to a municipal separate storm sewer system that is not composed entirely of stormwater, except discharges pursuant to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.