[R.O. 2007 § 705.050; CC 1979 § 27-2; Ord. No. 45 § 4, 5-20-1968; Ord. No. 573 § 11, 3-13-1980; Ord. No. 979 § 1, 2-14-1985; Ord. No. 6266 § 6, 12-18-2014]
A. 
The following rules and regulations shall govern and be enforced by the Manager and apply to all persons, firms, corporations, partnerships, etc., using water furnished by the City of St. Peters.
B. 
All persons, firms, corporations, partnerships desiring to obtain water from the City of St. Peters shall first make application with the City.
C. 
Meter connections with the water system, when made, shall be at the cost of the user. The meters shall be read and inspected bimonthly or at such frequency as may be deemed necessary by the City. The meter style shall be approved by the City prior to installation.
D. 
The City reserves the right to make all taps when deemed necessary by the Manager. The cost of labor and material necessary for making a tap is to be paid by the user.
E. 
Meters are to be tested and repaired from time to time as is deemed necessary by the City.
F. 
Tampering with the meter mechanism or damaging the meter in any manner is unlawful. Any evidence of such activity shall be reported immediately to the Manager for necessary action. The user will be liable for any repair costs resulting from any such action.
G. 
Users who have experienced abnormal water service billings, and have subsequently checked their water system for leaks may have a validation test performed on their meter.
H. 
The City may at any time shut off the water in the mains for the purpose of making repairs, extensions, cleaning, making connections with same, or concentrating water in any part of the City in case of fire.
I. 
Any owner, tenant or other person in charge of any premises provided with water connection who shall negligently or willfully permit or commit any waste of water by leakage, useless or careless discharge or flow, freezing of pipes or other fixtures during periods of water shortage may have water service temporarily curtailed.
J. 
The City reserves the right to shut off the supply of water to any water user at any time.
K. 
The Manager shall have the right and the duty to inspect meters and all other fixtures and appliances for the use of water whenever deemed necessary by him/her or the City for the purpose of regulating such use, keeping an accurate account thereof and preventing waste, leakage or other violations of these rules and regulations, and for such purpose it shall be the duty of the water consumers to allow the Manager access to their premises at reasonable times and intervals; and should any user refuse to allow such access, upon order of the Manager, the water supply may be cut off and withheld from such person so refusing. When a meter is not reasonably accessible, a remote reading device may be required by the City, at the customer's expense.
L. 
When the supply of water is shut off due to the fault of the water user under the provisions of any of the rules, regulations, or ordinances of this City, a fee may be charged for shutting off and turning on the water service as authorized and approved by the Board from time to time as per Section 700.050 of this Code.
M. 
Any break in service pipes from the water main to the meter is the responsibility of the City. Any break beyond that point is the responsibility of the water user.
N. 
No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall install any water service pipe connecting with the water mains of the City at any point, unless such water service pipe is genuine type K copper or PE3406 ASTM D-2737 SDR 9 N.F.S. CTS 160 psi water tubing of one (1) continuous length from the water main to the meter box. PVC Class 200 may be used for service lines above one (1) inch. All connections shall comply with the Plumbing Code of the City. All service lines shall have a minimum of forty-two (42) inches of cover. All service lines shall be not less than three-fourths (3/4) inch in diameter.
O. 
The City shall require users of water from the City water system to install a separate connection with the City water main and a separate water meter for each building not a part of another building which is to be served by such water system, except that two (2) multifamily buildings shall be permitted to be served from the same City water main connection from a single meter, provided that ownership of both buildings is identical. Individual meters shall be required for all multifamily units when there is separate ownership, except that this provision shall not apply to duplexes.
P. 
No pipe or water main of any kind shall be installed within any right-of-way or easement of the City or connected with the water system, without the prior approval of the City Engineer. All such work shall have written permission of and be inspected and approved by the City Engineer before being installed and put in use.
[R.O. 2007 § 705.060; CC 1979 § 27-3; Ord. No. 573 § 12, 3-13-1980]
The installation of all water mains and services connecting with the City water system shall be inspected and approved by the City Engineer or his/her designee. The developer's engineer must furnish the City with a copy of as-built plans and a letter of verification that all water mains and services are properly installed according to the approved plan and meet with the following specifications as provided for in "Standard For Water and Sewer Extensions" or as said specifications may be amended by the City from time to time.
[R.O. 2007 § 705.070; CC 1979 § 27-9; Ord. No. 573 § 18, 3-13-1980; Ord. No. 2603 § 1, 12-12-1996; Ord. No. 6266 § 7, 12-18-2014; Ord. No. 8197, 9-25-2025]
A. 
Applications for new or extended water mains by any person, firm, corporation, partnership, etc., shall be made in writing to the Manager, and such applications shall be accompanied by three (3) copies of the plan and three (3) copies of the estimated construction costs as prepared by the applicant's engineer for the tract of land to which or in which such new or extended water main is requested, showing streets, alleys, easements, property lines and the proposed locations of water lines, and all proposed connections thereto. All applications for water taps or connections to water mains and extensions shall be in writing and accompanied by a drawing showing location of main or extension and the location of the proposed connection to the main or extension. The City shall charge the applicant a fee for water connections or tap-ons as authorized and approved by the Board from time to time and as presently provided in Section 700.040 of Chapter 700. The City reserves the right to refuse service where deemed impractical or incompatible with the system. Upon the declaration of an inclement weather emergency by the City Administrator, or his or her designee, there shall be placed upon a public bulletin board at City Hall customarily used for public notices and the City's website a notice that inclement weather emergency has been declared, and said notice shall remain posted on said bulletin board and website until said inclement weather emergency is abated and the emergency declaration is lifted by the City Administrator.
B. 
All water mains and extensions thereof constructed or installed under the provisions of this Chapter shall be the property of the City, and the City may at any time allow connections of other water mains to any main or extension. In the event the City requires the oversizing of any water mains, the City will negotiate the refund or compensation to the applicant for expenses in construction of the oversized portion of the water main.
C. 
The applicant's or the developer's engineer shall submit to the City for its review and approval three (3) copies of the water plan showing the size of water main, connections, valves and location of same. The City reserves the right to determine the size of pipe based upon the City's long-range water use plan.
D. 
If new water service lines are installed and connected to a water main within the public right-of-way, or if water service lines are fully replaced by excavation within the public right-of-way, the water line owner shall be required to place tracer wire or other utility location technology and an access point within a protective enclosure. All protective enclosures and cleanouts shall be extended to grade and installed so that it is easily accessible. For water service lines operating under pressure or vacuum, tracer wire, or other utility location technology, shall be placed within the protective enclosure to provide approximate location of the water line in these areas that are located within a public right-of-way. This Section shall apply to all installations of water service lines without regard to their status as underground facilities as set forth in Section 319.015, RSMo., as amended.
E. 
The water line owner shall ensure that all new and active water lines installed on any real property shall be installed with a detectible underground location device unless the water line is capable of being detected from above ground with an electronic locating device.
[R.O. 2007 § 705.080; CC 1979 § 27-6; Ord. No. 573 § 15, 3-13-1980]
A. 
In every street in the City of St. Peters where sewer or water mains shall be laid beneath the surface of a street that shall be permanently improved, the City Engineer is hereby empowered and ordered to require the property owner to install a water and sewer tap and connection up to the property line of the lot; and the cost shall be computed the same as set out in Section 700.040. The City Engineer shall be empowered to require the property owner of properties which may be served by the system to also install a sewer pipe connection up to the property line of the unimproved lot. The cost of the sewer connection shall be paid by the property owner to whose property the connection is made as provided in Section 700.040 of Chapter 700.
B. 
The phrase "permanently improved" as used in this Section shall refer to streets composed of a minimum of six (6) to eight (8) inch base and a minimum of one (1) inch or more penetration asphalt top, or its equivalent, as well as streets composed of concrete as set out in the street specifications of the City of St. Peters, Missouri.
C. 
Upon the approval of the Board of Aldermen, the cost of the improvement under this Section shall be assessed as follows: The cost of any and all work or improvement shall be levied as a special assessment against the lot, parcel or tract of ground to which the improvement is made. A special tax bill shall be issued to the owner of each lot or tract against whom an assessment has been made, and shall state therein the name of the owner of record of the lot or tract assessed, a description of the lot or tract, the specific items of improvement and the total cost thereof; and the special tax bill shall be issued in favor of the City and shall be collected in the same manner as other tax bills. The tax bills shall be due thirty (30) days after the date of issuance, and shall bear interest after thirty (30) days at a rate not to exceed eight percent (8%) per annum.