Effective - 28 Aug 1983
250.010. Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system — sewerage system defined. — 1. In addition to all powers granted by law and now possessed by cities, towns and villages in this state for the protection of the public health, any city, town or village, whether organized under the general law or by special charter or constitutional charter, and any sewer district organized under chapter 249 or sections 204.250 to 204.470, as those chapters now exist, or as they may be amended, is hereby authorized to acquire, construct, improve or extend and to maintain and operate a sewerage system and to provide funds for the payment of the cost of such acquisition, construction, improvement or extension and operation as hereinafter provided. Such sewerage system may be constructed and operated either within or without the corporate boundaries of any such city, town or village or sewer district, but if it is within the corporate boundaries, it shall only be with the consent of the respective city, town, village or sewer district.
2. When used in this chapter the term "sewerage system" shall mean and include any or all of the following:
(1) Sewerage systems and sewerage treatment plants, with all appurtenances necessary, useful, and convenient for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitary manner of the liquid and solid waste, sewage, and domestic and industrial waste of any such municipality; and
(2) Shall include combined storm water and sanitary systems;
(3) The term shall also mean and include the construction of such storm water sewers as, in the judgment of the governing body of any such city, town or village or sewer district, may be necessary or desirable in order to relieve sewers carrying sanitary and storm water loads of undue loads or in order to permit the efficient operation of any such sanitary sewers for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and domestic or industrial waste including combined storms and sanitary sewerage system.
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(L. 1951 p. 638 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 250 - Sewerage Systems and Waterworks — City or District
Section 250.010 - Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system — sewerage system defined.
Section 250.020 - Combined waterworks and sewerage system — authority for.
Section 250.025 - City board of public works may manage combined system, when.
Section 250.030 - Ordinance combining waterworks and sewerage system to be adopted.
Section 250.040 - Cost of system, how financed by cities.
Section 250.050 - Cost of system, how financed by sewer district.
Section 250.070 - Revenue bonds — election — vote required — form of ballot.
Section 250.090 - Revenue bonds — how payable.
Section 250.100 - Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (cities).
Section 250.120 - Revenue bonds — rates charged to be sufficient to pay principal and interest.
Section 250.150 - Revenues to be kept separate — order of payments — records — transfers.
Section 250.160 - Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds — classification of accounts.
Section 250.170 - Action by bondholder against city or district for neglect of duty.
Section 250.190 - Services outside corporate limits — rates.
Section 250.200 - Rates and charges when city and district systems overlap.
Section 250.210 - Sewer districts may contribute funds to city, when.
Section 250.220 - Two or more municipalities may cooperate to furnish services.
Section 250.230 - City may contract with industrial establishment to abate stream pollution.
Section 250.233 - Charges for sewer services — notice and public hearing required.
Section 250.236 - Termination of water services for nonpayment of sewer charges, allowed when.