Dunkin Grease Trap Requirement

At a glance

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  • What: whether a Dunkin' at 386 Southbridge Street must install an external grease trap as part of a renovation, or may rely on a larger upgraded internal trap.
  • Where it stands: continued on July 22 pending the sewer superintendent's review; the appeal was later withdrawn (September 14) after the project was scaled back to exterior work.

Log

  • 2026-09-14 - Board of Health - Appeal withdrawn after the renovation was scaled back to exterior work only.
  • 2026-07-22 - Board of Health - Hearing opened. Staff, the plumbing inspector and the sewer superintendent favored an external trap; the company asked for a waiver with an enlarged internal trap. Continued to the next meeting for the sewer superintendent's written determination.

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