[R.O. 2011 § 700.030; R.O. 2010 § 700.030;
CC 1975 § 1303.03; 2nd Ser. Ord. No. 73 § 1, 11-7-1977; 2nd Ser. Ord. No. 75 § 2, 11-14-1977; 2nd Ser. Ord. No. 100 § 1-2, 8-6-1979; 2nd Ser. Ord. No. 213 § 1, 9-30-1985; Ord. No. 557 §§ 1 — 6, 3-17-1997; Ord. No. 764 §§ 1
— 6, 6-16-2003; Ord. No. 956 §§ 1 — 2, 6-4-2007; Ord. No. 977 §§ 1
— 4, 3-17-2008; Ord. No. 1033 §§ 1 — 2, 6-15-2009; Ord. No. 1180 §§ 1
— 2, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 1203 § 1, 6-15-2015]
A.
Schedule Of Water Rates. The schedule of rates for water service
within the City limits shall be as follows until hereinafter changed,
which right the City expressly reserves to itself.
1.
For the first one thousand (1,000) gallons or less per month:
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).
2.
For the next one thousand (1,000) gallons per month: two dollars
and seventy cents ($2.70), or a pro rata portion of said sum to the
nearest one hundred (100) gallons if less than two thousand (2,000)
gallons are used per month.
3.
For the next one thousand (1,000) gallons per month: three dollars
($3.00), or a pro rata portion of said sum to the nearest one hundred
(100) gallons if less than three thousand (3,000) gallons are used
per month.
4.
For all usage in excess of three thousand (3,000) gallons but
less than or equal to thirty thousand (30,000) gallons per month:
two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per one thousand (1,000) gallons
of usage, or a pro rata portion of said sum to the nearest one hundred
(100) gallons for all usage in excess of three thousand (3,000) gallons
but less than thirty thousand (30,000) gallons per month.
5.
For all usage in excess of thirty thousand (30,000) gallons
but less than or equal to eighty thousand (80,000) gallons per month:
two dollars and sixty cents ($2.60) per one thousand (1,000) gallons
of usage, or a pro rata portion of said sum to the nearest one hundred
(100) gallons for all usage in excess of thirty thousand (30,000)
gallons but less than or equal to eighty thousand (80,000) gallons
per month.
6.
For all usage in excess of eighty thousand (80,000) gallons
but less than or equal to one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons per
month: two dollars and seventy cents ($2.70) per one thousand (1,000)
gallons of usage, or a pro rata portion of said sum to the nearest
one hundred (100) gallons for all usage in excess of eighty thousand
(80,000) gallons but less than or equal to one hundred thousand (100,000)
gallons per month.
7.
For all usage in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons
per month: two dollars and ten cents ($2.10) per one thousand (1,000)
gallons of usage, or a pro rata portion of said sum to the nearest
one hundred (100) gallons for all usage over one hundred thousand
(100,000) gallons per month.
B.
Schedule Of Sewer Rates. The schedule of rates for sanitary sewer
service within the City limits shall be as follows until hereinafter
changed, which right the City expressly reserves to itself.
1.
All users shall pay a base rate of seventeen dollars ($17.00)
per month for sanitary sewer availability.
2.
In addition to the seventeen dollars ($17.00) base rate listed
above, each user shall pay five dollars ($5.00) per one thousand (1,000)
gallons of water consumed, or a pro rata portion of said sum to the
nearest one hundred (100) gallons of water usage.
C.
Schedule Of Water And Sewer Rates For Users Outside Of The City Limits.
D.
Missouri Drinking Water Primacy Fee. Users who receive their water
from a public water system are required to pay a primacy fee to support
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' efforts to ensure that
water is safe to drink. The primacy fee is collected by the City of
Owensville annually as an additional fee as part of the regular billing
cycle. Benefits of the primacy fee to public water systems and the
current fee structure are listed below.
1.
Laboratory testing services provided by the State of Missouri.
2.
Reduced monitoring commensurate to contamination risk, based
on vulnerability assessments provided by the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources.
3.
Water system inspections and compliance oversight provided by
the Department to satisfy Federal requirements.
4.
Technical assistance from the Department to help maintain and
achieve compliance and improved customer satisfaction.
5.
Access to low interest loans for capital improvements from the
Missouri Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
6.
Additional operator training opportunities funded by the Missouri
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
7.
The current Missouri Drinking Water Primacy Fee Rate Structure
is below. The City of Owensville collects this fee based on the system's
number of active service connections.
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Missouri Drinking Water Primacy Fee Rate Structure Table
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Residential Customers — Number of Connections
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Fee Effective 9-1-2006
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1 to 1,000 connections
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$3.24
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1,001 to 4,000 connections
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$3.00
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4,001 to 7,000 connections
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$2.76
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7,001 to 10,000 connections
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$2.40
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10,001 to 20,000 connections
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$2.16
|
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20,001 to 35,000 connections
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$1.92
|
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35,001 to 50,000 connections
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$1.56
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50,001 to 100,000 connections
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$1.32
|
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More than 100,000 connections
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$1.08
|
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Meters larger than 1" but less than or equal to 2"
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$7.44
|
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Meters larger than 2" but less than or equal to 4"
|
$41.16
|
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Meters larger than 4"
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$82.44
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[R.O. 2011 § 700.040; R.O. 2010 § 700.035; Ord. No. 918 § 1, 9-18-2006]
Any person, firm, association or corporation may use water from
a hydrant only with permission of the Public Works Director and under
the supervision of the Water Department. There shall be a hookup fee
of fifty dollars ($50.00) assessed and the user rate for water shall
be twice the rate set for use at that location otherwise.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.050]
A.
The local facilities charge shall apply to those applicants for water
service who did not construct the main adjacent to and/or serving
their property.
B.
Applicants for residential service connecting to department mains
shall pay the cost of an equivalent six (6) inch main for local service
and fire protection, but not less than a lump sum of twenty dollars
($20.00) per front foot of property, upon application for service.
C.
The local facilities charge shall be based upon the length of front
footage of property to be served by the connection. The length of
frontage shall be as shown on recorded plats. For areas that are not
platted, the local facilities charge shall be based on a frontage
of not less than sixty-five (65) feet for a single-family residence.
D.
Commercial applicants requiring main size of only six (6) inch diameter
for fire protection and local service shall pay the cost of an equivalent
six (6) inch main but not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) per front
foot of property, upon application for service.
E.
Commercial applicants requiring main size of only eight (8) inch
diameter for fire protection and local service shall pay the cost
of an equivalent eight (8) inch main but not less than thirty dollars
($30.00) per front foot of property, upon application for service.
F.
Industrial or commercial applicants requiring mains or sizes larger
than eight (8) inch diameter for fire protection and/or water service,
shall pay the cost of the service mains through their property, the
cost of said mains adjacent to other applicant's property, as required
by the department through special contracts with the department that
may be permitted after authorization from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.060; R.O. 2010 § 700.040;
2nd Ser. Ord. No. 271 § 1, 5-2-1988; Ord.
No. 1417, 3-20-2023]
A.
Delinquent Accounts. For purposes of this Chapter, an account for
water and sewer service charges shall be considered delinquent if
not paid in full on or before the 15th day of the month in which the
billing therefor is made, unless the 15th day of such month is a Sunday
or legal holiday observed by the City, in which event the account
shall be considered delinquent at the close of the next following
business day of the City. Any account which is not paid as aforesaid
shall result in the service therefor being disconnected five (5) days
thereafter without notice or immediately upon notification of returned
check or bank draft. A disconnection fee in the amount of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed to any account disconnected pursuant
to this Section.
B.
Penalty Amount. All delinquent accounts for water or sewer service
charges shall be assessed and shall pay a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00)
per month for such month in which the account is delinquent. If said
penalty is not paid, the amount thereof will be added to the bill
for the following month, subject to other remedies available to and
reserved by the City for collection of such account and penalty and
for termination of service.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.070; R.O. 2010 § 700.045; Ord. No. 966 § 1, 10-15-2007]
Before any service is reconnected after having been voluntarily
disconnected upon request of any owner or other responsible party,
the owner or other responsible party shall be required to pay a reconnect
charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
[R.O. 2011 § 700.080]
A.
Sewerage services, water services, or water and sewerage services combined shall be deemed to be furnished to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service and, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, the City shall have power to sue the occupant or owner, or both, of such real estate in a civil action to recover any sums due for such services less any deposit that is held by the City for such services, plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
B.
When the occupant is delinquent in payment for thirty (30) days,
the City shall make a good faith effort to notify the owner of the
premises receiving such service of the delinquency and the amount
thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the
contrary, when an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days,
the owner shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90)
days of service. Any notice of termination of service shall be sent
to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service.
C.
The provisions of this Section shall apply only to residences that
have their own private water and sewer lines. In instances where several
residences share a common water or sewer line, the owner of the real
property upon which the residences sit shall be liable for water and
sewer expenses.
D.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any water
provider who terminates service due to delinquency of payment by a
consumer shall not be liable for any civil or criminal damages.
E.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to unapplied-for utility
services. As used in this Subsection, "unapplied-for utility services"
means services requiring application by the property owner and acceptance
of such application by the utility prior to the establishment of an
account. The property owner is billed directly for the services provided,
and as a result, any delinquent payment of a bill becomes the responsibility
of the property owner rather than the occupant.
