Oil Water Separator For Garages

Oil water separators best environmental practices for auto repair and fleet management november 1999 author us epa region 9 pollution prevention team subject this fact sheet discusses the basic operation of owss in handling vehicle and floor wash water and techniques to improve ows performance and reduce costs liabilities.

Oil water separator for garages.

Fire code of new york section 2211 repair garages. When an oil separator is installed in an automobile truck bus or tractor garage in a service station or in a repair shop with facilities for motor or transmission overhauling it must have a minimum static water depth of 24 inches below the invert of the separator outlet and a minimum static water capacity of 6 cubic feet. Store oil recovered by the separation process and all other equipment or containers at a regulated facility that do not qualify for the wastewater treatment exemption are required to meet the applicable spcc requirements 67 fr 47069 july 17 2002. Large capacity oil interceptors are used by car washes auto repair shops parking lots machine shops and industrial facilities.

Oil and lube shops auto repair garages car dealerships fleet maintenance garages and other facilities that deal with vehicles and oil are required to use oil water separators. The effluent shall contain less than 10 mg l of oil droplets greater than 20 microns with a specific gravity of. The oil water separator proposed is sized according to the american petroleum institutes publication no. 2211 2 3 drainage and disposal of liquids and oil soaked waste.

421 formula for oil water separator sizing. Garage floor drains where provided shall drain to approved oil separators or traps discharging to a sewer in accordance with the plumbing code of new york state. The sand oil separator will collect any water discharge off from cars garage wash down or from other sources to remove any grit and oil that may be present. I built my own oil water separator for the drain in my garage.