[R.O. 2008 § 700.550; R.O. 2007
§ 700.550; Ord. No. 1810 Art. II § 5, 4-17-1990]
A.
Private Sources Of Water.
1.
All the owners or occupants of parcels
of land, buildings or premises situated within the City who discharge
domestic sewage, commercial and industrial wastes into the sanitary
sewerage system of the City, or who derive their water in whole or
in part from sources independent of the City, shall register with
the City, the location of the lot, parcel of land, building or premises
and all wells or other private sources of water supply which furnish
the water consumed thereon, and furnish such further information as
may reasonably be requested, including the location, size, depth of
wells, the strata penetrated and stratum from which water is drawn.
2.
Within thirty (30) days after notice
to do so, and as often as is reasonably requested by the City, the
owners or occupants of any lots, parcels of land, building or premises
mentioned in this Section, at their own cost, shall have their water
tested by the Missouri State Health Department or the Missouri Department
of Natural Resource, or its agents, or some equally qualified organization
and file such report with the City as to the purity of its water.
3.
No cross-connection between a private
water supply system and public water systems is to be permitted unless
protected against backflow by an approved reduced pressure backflow
prevention device and approved in writing by the City Engineer.
B.
Private Water Systems.
1.
A "private water supply system."
as used in this Chapter, is defined as a system supplying and serving
one (1) or more parcel of property, apartment complex, commercial
or industrial complex or single-family residence, which is a system
not owned by any taxing authority.
2.
The construction of any private water
supply system within the corporate limits of the City, is hereby prohibited,
unless the following requirements have first been met:
a.
The City Council has given its approval
for the construction of such private water supply system. Such approval
shall not be given if it is determined that the City Water System
has the ability to serve the area; such extension is economically
feasible and can be accomplished to meet the immediate needs of those
proposed to be served by the private water system.
b.
The operators of the private water
supply system have obtained an operating permit from the Public Service
Commission of the State of Missouri for such system.
c.
Such system shall be constructed
and operated according to the rules, regulations and requirements
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Division
of Health and all other State agencies which have the authority to
set such regulations.
3.
A direct connection shall be made
to the public water line not later than sixty (60) days after such
public water line is made available to the property. A public water
system line shall be considered available to the property if it is
within two hundred (200) feet of any part of the property to be connected
to the water line.
4.
Once the water user's line has been
connected to the public water line, the private water supply system
shall be abandoned. Such abandonment shall be accomplished immediately
after the property is connected to the public water supply; nor shall
any public water be provided until the City has inspected such property
to ensure that there will be no cross-connections of the water from
such private water source with that of the public water system.
5.
Private water systems shall require
a meter of a size and type approved by the City be installed at each
customer connection and the usage records of all customers be made
available to the City at a reasonable cost.
C.
Private Sewer Collection Systems.
1.
A "private sewer collection system"
as used in this Article, is defined as a system serving, collecting
and/or treating sewer waste flow from one (1) parcel or more of property,
apartment complex, commercial or industrial complex or single-family
residence.
2.
The construction of any private sewer
collection system within the corporate limits of the City, is hereby
prohibited, unless the following requirements have first been made:
a.
The City Council has given its approval
for the construction of such private sewer collection system. Such
approval shall not be given if it is determined that; the City Sewer
Collection System has the ability to serve the area; such extension
is economically feasible, and can be accomplished to meet the immediate
needs of those proposed to be served by the private sewer collection
system.
b.
The operator of the private sewer
collection system has obtained an operating permit from the Missouri
Public Service Commission.
c.
Such system shall be constructed
and operated according to the rules, regulations and requirements,
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and all other State
agencies which have authority to set such regulations.
3.
A direct connection shall be made
to the public sewer line not later than sixty (60) days after such
public sewer line is made available to the property. A public sewer
line shall be considered available to the property if it is within
two hundred (200) feet of any part of the property to be connected
to the sewer line.
4.
The private sewer treatment facilities
shall be abandoned after the user's line has been connected to the
public sewer line. Such abandonment shall be accomplished not more
than sixty (60) days after the property is connected to the public
sewer collection system.
