Key legal question
Whether the restaurant had to install a wastewater pre-treatment system / grease separator under federal water protection law.
Extracted holding
Yes. The obligation could be grounded in both the general technical requirements for industrial wastewater and, in particular, the need to prevent overload and pollution of the local treatment plant and lake.
Extracted reasoning
Restaurant wastewater falls within Annex 3.2 OEaux. Even if the specific branch rule is not directly applicable, the authority may require measures reflecting the state of the art and economic feasibility. Given the local sewer and treatment-plant situation, grease removal was justified to protect the plant and receiving waters.