Missouri § 249.1000 - Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when — exceptions.
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§ 249.1000. Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when — exceptions.
A publicly owned treatment works that has ownership of interceptor and local sewers shall be responsible for the entire public sewer system, except that the operation and maintenance of any part of an individual user's pressure sewer system, including grinder or low pressure pumps and service lateral to the public or private pressure sewer system used for the purpose of collecting or conducting wastewater originating at a residence or individual commercial entity, shall be the responsibility of the owner of such residence or individual commercial entity unless the publicly owned treatment works has assumed such responsibility.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 709 § 1)
Effective 7-1-97
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 249.1000 ("Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when — exceptions.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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