SB 1554

                                      SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                SENATE BILL NO. 1554
                                      103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                        INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BLACK.
 6697S.01I  KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
                                                   AN ACT
 To repeal section 640.144, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
           community water system hydrant inspections.
 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
1Section A.  Section 640.144, RSMo, is repealed and one new
2  section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 640.144,
3  to read as follows:
1640.144.  1. All community water systems shall be
2  required to create a valve inspection program that includes:
3(1) Inspection of all valves every ten years;
4(2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken valves;
5  and
6(3) Within five years of August 28, 2020,
7  identification of each shut-off valve location using a
8  geographic information system or an alternative physical
9  mapping system that accurately identifies the location of
10  each valve.
112. All community water systems shall be required to
12  create a hydrant inspection program that includes:
13(1) Scheduled testing of every hydrant in the
14  community water system;
15(2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken hydrants;
16(3) A plan to flush every hydrant and dead-end main;
 EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
 and is intended to be omitted in the law.
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17(4) Maintenance of records of inspections, tests, and
18 flushings for six years; and
19(5) Within five years of August 28, 2020,
20 identification of each hydrant location using a geographic
21 information system or an alternative physical mapping system
22 that accurately identifies the location of each hydrant.
233. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
24 any state parks, cities with a population of more than
25 thirty thousand inhabitants, [a] any county with a charter
26 form of government and with more than six hundred thousand
27 but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, [a] any
28 county with a charter form of government and with more than
29 nine hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or [a] any public
30 service commission regulated utility with more than thirty
31 thousand customers.
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