Effective - 30 Apr 1980
247.035. Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure. — 1. The board of directors of any public water supply district may petition the circuit court of the county containing the major part of the acreage in the district for an amended decree of incorporation to allow that district to engage in the construction, maintenance and operation of common sewer treatment facilities which serve ten or more separate properties and are located wholly within the district and are not operated by another political subdivision or are not located within the certificated area of a sewer corporation as defined in chapter 386 or within a common sewer district as defined in chapter 204 and the operation and maintenance of all such existing sewer treatment facilities. The petition shall be filed by the board of directors and all proceedings shall be in the same manner as in an action for initial formation of a water district except that no vote of the residents of the district shall be required.
2. If the decree is amended the district shall, within ninety days after the order amending the decree, begin operation of the existing facilities which it has acquired by gift or otherwise and shall establish and collect user charges to be determined and established in the same manner as water rates.
3. All applicable provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction, operation and maintenance of common sewer facilities in the same manner as they apply to like functions relating to water supply.
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(L. 1980 H.B. 1191)
Effective 4-30-80
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts
Section 247.010 - Formation of public corporations.
Section 247.020 - Districts to be political corporations, numbered.
Section 247.031 - Detachment from district, when — procedure — costs — petition form.
Section 247.035 - Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure.
Section 247.040 - Formation of public water supply district — procedure.
Section 247.050 - Powers of public water supply districts.
Section 247.070 - Organization of board, when.
Section 247.080 - Board — further powers.
Section 247.090 - Board — quorum.
Section 247.100 - Duties of officers of board.
Section 247.110 - Board to fix rates and charges — delinquencies to create lien, when — procedure.
Section 247.120 - Board — estimation of tax levy — county commission to levy tax.
Section 247.130 - Power of districts — bond elections.
Section 247.140 - Issuance of current revenue bonds, when.
Section 247.150 - Bonded indebtedness, how refunded — refunding bonds, conditions imposed.
Section 247.160 - Mains and equipment conveyed to city, when — conditions.
Section 247.165 - Water service to annexed territory, agreement may be developed, procedure.
Section 247.171 - Proportion of sum of all outstanding bonds and debts, calculation.
Section 247.200 - Rights of districts.
Section 247.210 - Condemnation of property — procedure.
Section 247.230 - Purpose of law.
Section 247.240 - Metropolitan water supply districts, limits.
Section 247.250 - Proceeding to incorporate, where filed — power of court.
Section 247.260 - Organization of district, procedure.
Section 247.270 - Contents of petition.
Section 247.280 - Deposit for costs.
Section 247.290 - Hearing, when — notice by publication.
Section 247.300 - Exclusive jurisdiction of court — property-owning judge not disqualified.
Section 247.310 - Petition — effect of defect — amendment — supplemental petition.
Section 247.320 - Protesting petition, where filed, contents.
Section 247.330 - Dismissal of petition, when — costs — no appeal — effect of dismissal.
Section 247.340 - Declaration of district organization.
Section 247.360 - Force of final order.
Section 247.370 - Records relating to incorporation, where and how filed — fees.
Section 247.380 - Members of board — oath — bond.
Section 247.390 - Organization of board — seal.
Section 247.400 - Treasurer — bond — financial statement — fiscal year.
Section 247.410 - Board — compensation — removal.
Section 247.420 - Meetings of board, quorum, vacancy — annual audit.
Section 247.430 - Election of directors.
Section 247.440 - Powers of board.
Section 247.450 - Levy taxes — collection.
Section 247.460 - Levy, how made — limitations on levy.
Section 247.470 - Certification of levy to county commission — election on increased rate.
Section 247.480 - Approval of rate at election — certification.
Section 247.490 - Rate to be sufficient to pay principal and interest on bonds.
Section 247.500 - Collection of taxes — interest and penalties — lien of taxes.
Section 247.510 - Collection of delinquent taxes.
Section 247.520 - Boundaries of district, how changed.
Section 247.530 - Owner may petition for exclusion of property from district — procedure.
Section 247.540 - Certain property subject to taxes.
Section 247.550 - District may borrow money — procedure.
Section 247.560 - General obligation bonds — tax levied before issue.
Section 247.570 - Special revenue obligation bonds — revenues pledged before issue.
Section 247.580 - Bonds, when payable — interest, execution — denomination.
Section 247.590 - Issuance of current revenue bonds, when — execution.
Section 247.600 - Elections in district.
Section 247.630 - Election on question of dissolution — effect — procedure if question approved.
Section 247.640 - Effect of dissolution — appointment of trustee.
Section 247.650 - Defective notice, when given.
Section 247.660 - Cases involving validity of organization, when heard.
Section 247.670 - Sale of water outside district prohibited.