[R.O. 2011 §67.010; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
All meters in the City of Savannah, Missouri, shall be read and water consumption computed every month, and each water meter shall be read each month thereafter.
[R.O. 2011 §67.030; Ord. No. 1981 §1, 9-20-1999; Ord. No. 2012 §1, 9-5-2000; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 9-18-2002; Ord. No. 2329 §1, 4-16-2007; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009; Ord. No. 2524 §1, 6-6-2011; Ord. No. 2552 §1, 4-2-2012; Ord. No. 2598 §§1 — 2, 5-20-2013; Ord. No. 2687 §1, 1-25-2016; Ord. No. 2705 §1, 9-6-2016; Ord. No. 2734 §1, 9-18-2017; Ord. No. 2758, 9-24-2018; Ord. No. 2788, 11-12-2020; Ord. No. 2807, 9-13-2021]
A. 
The following schedules for water for each month shall be as follows, effective on the water bills due commencing October, 2021.
1. 
For water customers living within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, Missouri:
a. 
Base charge for the first 0 to 1,000 gallons: twenty-six dollars and seventeen cents ($26.17).
b. 
After the base charge, each additional 1 to 1,000 gallons: fifteen dollars and seventy-nine cents ($15.79) per 1,000 gallons.
2. 
For water customers living outside the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, Missouri:
a. 
Base charge for the first 0 to 1,000 gallons: twenty-nine dollars and sixty cents ($29.60).
b. 
After the base charge, each additional 1 to 1,000 gallons: eighteen dollars and thirty cents ($18.30) per 1,000 gallons.
3. 
Charges for Parks Department. The City of Savannah Parks Department will be charged the following schedule for water for each month:
a. 
Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) per 1,000 gallons up to 100,000 gallons.
b. 
In excess of 100,000 gallons, a three dollar ($3.00) per 1,000 gallons rate will be charged.
[Ord. No. 2816, 2-22-2022]
A. 
Each municipal utility patron shall be billed monthly for the State Primacy Fee as set forth in Section 640.100, RSMo., following assessment to the City. This fee shall become a part of the patron's utility bill and is subject to the same payment terms set forth under Section 710.190 of the Savannah City Code. This rate passed onto the utility patron shall be perpetually matched to the rate as assessed by the State.
B. 
The City shall retain two percent (2%) of the above referenced Primacy Fee for collection and billing expenses as set forth in Section 640.100, RSMo.
C. 
This fee shall be turned over to the Department of Revenue and used by the State to fund the Missouri Drinking Water Program.
[R.O. 2011 §67.040; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
A. 
Terms Defined. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
HOOKUPS
Any water main line or service line connected to the City water distribution system.
SERVICE LINE
The pipe supplying water from the water meter or shutoff valve to the ultimate consumer.
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
The pipes supplying water from the City water treatment plant to the ultimate consumer.
B. 
Hookups To Water System. All water main lines and/or service lines connected to the municipal water system of the City shall be made by the builder, developer or consumer subject to the following requirements:
1. 
Water main line extensions inside existing City limits shall be allowed after the Director of Public Works and Wastewater determines that the following specifications shall be met:
a. 
Water main line extension shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter.
b. 
Water main line extensions shall be a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) psi or its equivalent. All tees and elbows shall be of cast iron.
c. 
Water main line extensions shall be with a complete loop, unless the Board of Aldermen determines otherwise.
d. 
Water main line extensions shall be located five (5) to seven (7) feet from the property line. Water main line extensions running north and south shall be located on the east side of the street. Water main line extensions running east and west shall be located on the north side of the street.
e. 
Water main line extension depth shall be four (4) feet from top of ground cover.
2. 
The City shall do the tapping for all water main line extensions.
3. 
All service line connections, whether or not inside existing City limits, shall be made with Type K copper pipe or cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipe and include installation of a meter. If PEX pipe is used, tracer wire shall be attached to the service line from the corporation stop to the top of the inside of the water meter pit. The tracer wire shall be tested prior to backfilling.
[Ord. No. 2661 §1, 2-17-2015; Ord. No. 2796, 3-15-2021]
4. 
All meters installed shall be purchased from the City or be equivalent to those available for purchase from the City.
5. 
All meters shall be installed three (3) feet from the inner edge of a sidewalk or twelve (12) feet from the edge of a street, unless the Director of Public Works determines an alternate location shall be appropriate.
[Ord. No. 2796, 3-15-2021]
C. 
Cost Of Maintaining Or Repairing Service Lines. All costs of maintaining or repairing service lines shall be the responsibility of the ultimate consumer of the water service line.
D. 
Plat Required. Before any extension of the sewerage treatment or water systems shall be constructed within the City of Savannah, Missouri, the owner of the property upon which said improvements shall be constructed shall submit to the City of Savannah, Missouri, at the City Hall, 402 Court, a plat consisting of the following:
1. 
Names and addresses of the owner and subdivider proposing the construction.
2. 
A platting of streets and rights-of-way on and adjoining the site of the proposed construction showing the names and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types of construction and other pertinent data.
3. 
All lot lines adjacent to and abutting the proposed area of construction or subdivision.
4. 
Layouts of lots showing approximate dimensions and numbers.
5. 
Easements, existing and proposed, showing locations, widths and purposes.
6. 
Location and size of nearest existing water main and sewer outlets.
7. 
Location, type and size of all pipes, lines, equipment, and other items to be installed.
8. 
Tract boundary lines showing dimensions and references to known lines.
9. 
Location of existing structures.
10. 
The scale (which shall be a scale of fifty (50) feet to one (1) inch), north arrow and date.
E. 
Approval. The plat furnished pursuant to the requirements of the foregoing Subsection shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board with recommendation to be approved or denied by the Board of Aldermen. The Director of Public Works prior to any construction being undertaken by the landowner or subdivider submitting said plat shall approve.
F. 
Size Of Pipes. The City of Savannah shall determine the size of all sewerage treatment lines and water lines for extensions of existing facilities, and shall supervise the connection of all such lines with the existing lines of the City. The determination of size of line and supervision of the connections shall be through the Public Works Department.
G. 
Easements. The location of all extensions shall be either in established streets, roadways, easements or rights-of-way platted and to be dedicated to the City of Savannah, Missouri, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Missouri and ordinances of the City of Savannah, Missouri.
1. 
Easements and rights-of-way shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet, and where located along interior lot lines, one-half (½) of the width shall be taken from each lot. Before determining the location of easements or rights-of-way, consideration of the location of other utility services should be considered. For hillside areas, where a cut or fill slope extends beyond the rights-of-way, a slope easement should be provided with sufficient width to permit necessary maintenance of the slope. All rights-of-way and easements shall be furnished without cost to the City of Savannah, Missouri.
H. 
Construct According To Plat. Upon written approval of the plat of the proposed extension by the City of Savannah, Missouri, or its authorized representative, the owner and subdivider shall construct, at the cost of the owner or subdivider, the extensions as shown in, and in conformance with plat furnished to the City of Savannah, Missouri, and upon completion of the construction shall be entitled to connect the extension of the sewerage treatment and water system to the sewerage treatment or water system of the City of Savannah, Missouri.
I. 
Approval. After acceptance of such extensions by the City of Savannah, Missouri, construction of the extensions and connection to the existing facilities of the City of Savannah, Missouri, all such approved and installed facilities shall become the property of the City of Savannah, Missouri, to be maintained and operated by the City of Savannah, Missouri, in the same manner and pursuant to the same laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the operation and maintenance of all other City-owned sewerage treatment and water facilities.
J. 
Inspection. All facilities for extension of the sewerage treatment or water systems of the City of Savannah, Missouri, shall be inspected during the course of construction by the Director of Public Works of the City of Savannah, Missouri, or his/her designated representative to determine that the ordinances, rules and regulations in effect and pertinent to the construction of said extensions are being complied with in all respects.
K. 
Variance. When a landowner or subdivider can show that a provision of this Section, or the requirements in effect for construction of the extension would cause unnecessary hardship if strictly adhered to, a departure may be made without destroying the intent of such provisions upon an application in writing for each such variance or modification being submitted to the Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Savannah, Missouri, setting forth in detail the variance or modification requested. Only such variances or modifications shall be allowed as shall not be in conflict with the laws of the State of Missouri, and the rules and regulations promulgated by agencies of the State of Missouri, and the ordinances of the City of Savannah, Missouri.
[R.O. 2011 §67.045; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation seeking water outside the City limits may be furnished water from the water mains and lines owned by the City of Savannah on the following terms and conditions:
1. 
The supply of water in such line is adequate for the purposes intended. The City shall have the right to limit, restrict or prohibit the consumption of water from such water line by other persons living outside the City whenever in the judgment of the Mayor, City Administrator or Director of Public Works it shall be deemed necessary to do so.
2. 
All persons desiring water services to be furnished by the City outside the City limits must install and bear the costs and expenses of such water lines and the installation thereof as are required to connect to the then existing water mains of the City.
3. 
All such water lines shall be constructed and installed in accordance with City specifications. The City is under no obligation to furnish such water services to persons and locations outside the City limits and each application by such persons for water service shall be separately considered and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
4. 
Each consumer of water from such water line shall have a separate water meter.
5. 
All meters installed shall be purchased from the City or be equivalent to those available for purchase from the City.
[R.O. 2011 §67.070; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
Meters shall at all times be kept accessible for inspection. The City Water Department shall have the right at all times to enter the premises for the purpose of inspection.
[R.O. 2011 §67.090; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
Whenever any water meter shall become defective so as not to properly register the water passing through it, it shall be the duty of the Public Works Department to repair or replace said meter.
[R.O. 2011 §67.110; Ord. No. 2296 §1, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
A. 
No person shall tamper with his/her water meter,
1. 
With intent to make same register incorrectly; or
2. 
Restore service after water has been disconnected for non-payment.
[R.O. 2011 §67.120; Ord. No. 1992 §1, 12-20-1999; Ord. No. 2139 §1, 2-3-2003; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009]
Should a consumer believe his/her water meter is not reading correctly, they may elect to have it tested for accuracy. The property owner shall first place a deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00) before the meter will be sent in for testing. Should the meter be determined to be inaccurate by more than three percent (3%), then the one hundred dollar ($100.00) deposit shall be refunded and the water bill shall be adjusted for the preceding six (6) months only. If the meter is reading too fast or too slow, the amount of credit or debit will be determined based on the ratio of water that would normally pass through the meter.
Example of meter reading too fast:
Water usage for the month (6 month average)
6,500 gallons
Excessive use noted for the month
8,500 gallons
Testing of water meter results
1,250 gallons (1,000 gallons ran through meter)
1,250/1,000
$1.25 (ratio of excess water usage)
Amount of credit determined: 8,500/1.25 (ratio)
6,800 gallons
Example of meter reading too slow:
Water usage for month (6 month average)
6,500 gallons
Excessive use noticed
8,500 gallons
Testing of water meter results
800 gallons (1,000 gallons ran through meter)
800/1,000
.80 (ratio of lack of water metered)
Amount of bill determined: 8,500/.80 (ratio)
10,625 gallons
The credit or debit amounts will be adjusted for the previous six (6) months.
[R.O. 2011 §67.165; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009; Ord. No. 2586 §§1 — 2, 12-17-2012]
If a consumer requests to not receive water service billing for an extended period of time due to a planned vacation or other trip out of State, then it shall be the responsibility of the water meter readers to disconnect water service immediately. If the consumer does desire that the service be continued throughout the planned extended leave, then the consumer shall be charged the actual fee for water service during those months when the consumer is away from the residence.
[R.O. 2011 §67.210; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009; Ord. No. 2586 §§1 — 2, 12-17-2012]
A. 
If a leak occurs between the meter and the house that is being metered, a partial amount of the sewer bill may be deducted. Property owner should contact City Hall as soon as possible after the determination that a leak is present. The Director of Public Works must confirm that a leak was in fact between the house and the meter and that the excess water did not pass into the City's sewer system.
B. 
This applies only to excessive use due to a line break, and not to intentional uses such as lawn watering, foundation watering, or any other intentional or unintentional use that does not involve a line break.
C. 
If determination is made that the excess water was not collected in the City's sewer system, then an average consumption shall be determined from the preceding six (6) months' usage. Once an average amount is determined, any excess sewer charges will be deducted so the property owner will only be responsible for the average sewer usage. Property owner will be responsible for total amount of water usage.
[R.O. 2011 §67.190; Ord. No. 2413 §1, 1-5-2009; Ord. No. 2586 §§1 — 2, 12-17-2012]
No person shall tamper or meddle with any property of the waterworks system of the City of Savannah.