250.010. Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system--sewerage system defined. - Missouri Statutes

Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system--sewerage systemdefined.

250.010. 1. In addition to all powers granted by law andnow possessed by cities, towns and villages in this state for theprotection of the public health, any city, town or village,whether organized under the general law or by special charter orconstitutional charter, and any sewer district organized underchapter 249, RSMo, or sections 204.250 to 204.470, RSMo, as thosechapters now exist, or as they may be amended, is herebyauthorized to acquire, construct, improve or extend and tomaintain and operate a sewerage system and to provide funds forthe payment of the cost of such acquisition, construction,improvement or extension and operation as hereinafter provided.Such sewerage system may be constructed and operated eitherwithin or without the corporate boundaries of any such city, townor village or sewer district, but if it is within the corporateboundaries, it shall only be with the consent of the respectivecity, 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 allappurtenances necessary, useful, and convenient for thecollection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitarymanner of the liquid and solid waste, sewage, and domestic andindustrial 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 ofsuch storm water sewers as, in the judgment of the governing bodyof any such city, town or village or sewer district, may benecessary or desirable in order to relieve sewers carryingsanitary and storm water loads of undue loads or in order topermit the efficient operation of any such sanitary sewers forthe collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and domestic orindustrial waste including combined storms and sanitary seweragesystem.

(L. 1951 p. 638 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)

(1952) Sections 250.010 to 250.250, RSMo, and ordinances passed in conformity thereto including ordinance authorizing issuance of revenue bonds for improving and extending combined waterworks and sewerage system, held valid as against attack on ground of violation of §§ 15, 26 and 27, Art. VI, § 10, Art. I and § 40, Art. III of the constitution. City of Maryville v. Cushman, 363 Mo. 87, 249 S.W.2d 347.