Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee — St. Louis, MO
Date: 2026-06-03
Time: 15:30

Agenda
 Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee
 Regular Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 3:30 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderman Michael Brwoning, Chair
Alderwoman Anne Schwitzer, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderwoman Pamela Boyd
Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard
Alderman Matt Devoti
Alderwoman Jami Cox-Antwi


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Approval of minutes from the Wednesday, May 27, 2026, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the following)
 Item Number 1
 Board Bill Number 18
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 An ordinance authorizing the honorary street name Sister Felicetta Cola Avenue pursuant
 to Ordinance Number 68604, which shall begin at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and
 Macklind Avenue and run East on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Wilson Avenue
 and Edwards Street.
 Item Number 2
 Board Bill Number 23
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 Pursuant to Ordinance Number 70333 as amended by Ordinance Number 71394, an
 ordinance directing the Director of Streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of
 traffic on various blocks in the 5th ward.
 Item Number 3
 Board Bill Number 25
 Introduced by Alderman Michael Browning, Shane Cohn
 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an increase
 in certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes, defining certain terms; repealing
 and replacing parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections
 23.06.130, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.015, 23.18.070, 23.20.015, 23.20.020, 23.20.030,
 and 23.20.040 of the Revised Code of The City of St. Louis (“Revised Code”) and
 amending parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections 23.16.020
 and 23.04.220 of the Revised Code; all having as their subject water rates and charges;
 and containing an emergency provision
 Item Number 4
 Board Bill Number 28
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 An ordinance requiring the installation of water meters on certain service connections in
 the City of St. Louis, providing mechanisms for enforcement, including providing
 authority to deny or withhold service for noncompliance, and delegating authority to the
 Water Division to administer, implement, and set technical standards for meter
 installation. The requirement applies prospectively to new service connections and
 mandates the installation of meters only on certain existing service connections. The
 ordinance also includes a severability clause.
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 None
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment

Agenda
 Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee
 Regular Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 3:30 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderman Michael Brwoning, Chair
Alderwoman Anne Schwitzer, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderwoman Pamela Boyd
Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard
Alderman Matt Devoti
Alderwoman Jami Cox-Antwi


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Approval of minutes from the Wednesday, May 27, 2026, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the following)
 Item Number 1
 Board Bill Number 18
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 An ordinance authorizing the honorary street name Sister Felicetta Cola Avenue pursuant
 to Ordinance Number 68604, which shall begin at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and
 Macklind Avenue and run East on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Wilson Avenue
 and Edwards Street.
 Item Number 2
 Board Bill Number 23
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 Pursuant to Ordinance Number 70333 as amended by Ordinance Number 71394, an
 ordinance directing the Director of Streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of
 traffic on various blocks in the 5th ward.
 Item Number 3


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 Board Bill Number 25
 Introduced by Alderman Michael Browning, Shane Cohn
 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an increase
 in certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes, defining certain terms; repealing
 and replacing parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections
 23.06.130, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.015, 23.18.070, 23.20.015, 23.20.020, 23.20.030,
 and 23.20.040 of the Revised Code of The City of St. Louis (“Revised Code”) and
 amending parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections 23.16.020
 and 23.04.220 of the Revised Code; all having as their subject water rates and charges;
 and containing an emergency provision
 Item Number 4
 Board Bill Number 28
 Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
 An ordinance requiring the installation of water meters on certain service connections in
 the City of St. Louis, providing mechanisms for enforcement, including providing
 authority to deny or withhold service for noncompliance, and delegating authority to the
 Water Division to administer, implement, and set technical standards for meter
 installation. The requirement applies prospectively to new service connections and
 mandates the installation of meters only on certain existing service connections. The
 ordinance also includes a severability clause.
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 None
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment




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Summary
Board Bill Number 18
Introduced by Alderman Matthew Devoti
May 8, 2026

An ordinance authorizing the honorary street name Sister Felicetta Cola Avenue pursuant to
Ordinance Number 68604, which shall begin at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Macklind
Avenue and run East on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Edwards
Street.




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 BOARD BILL NUMBER 18 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN MATT DEVOTI


 1 An Ordinance authorizing the honorary street name Sister Felicetta Cola Avenue pursuant to

 2 Ordinance Number 68604, which shall begin at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and

 3 Macklind Avenue and run East on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Wilson Avenue and

 4 Edwards Street.

 5 WHEREAS, Sister Felicetta Cola’s leadership at Sacred Heart Villa was defined by a lifetime of

 6 devoted, hands-on service to young children and their families; and

 7 WHEREAS, over more than six decades in ministry, she worked directly in the classroom,

 8 helping to build and shape the school’s early childhood program during its formative years; and

 9 WHEREAS, her approach was deeply personal—she was not a distant administrator, but an

10 everyday presence who taught, nurtured, and helped form generations of children within a

11 Catholic environment; and

12 WHEREAS, her approach was also remarkably stable, marked by decades of continuous

13 presence and commitment; and

14 WHEREAS, she became a beloved figure, within The Hill community, remembered for her

15 warmth, consistency, and genuine care for each child and family she encountered; and

16 WHEREAS, above all, her work reflected the mission of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of

17 Jesus, emphasizing education, care, and the formation of the whole child;

18 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AS FOLLOWS:




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1 SECTION ONE. The honorary street name Sister Felicetta Cola Avenue shall begin at the

2 intersection of Wilson Avenue and Macklind Avenue and run East on Wilson Avenue to the

3 intersection of Wilson Avenue and Edwards Street.

4 SECTION TWO. Pursuant to Ordinance Number 68937, at least sixty percent of all registered

5 voters and / or persons owning a business on between the intersections of Wilson and Macklind

6 and Wilson and Edwards have signed a petition in support of this honorary street name.

7 SECTION THREE. Upon receipt of payment for manufacturing and installing the honorary

8 street signs, the Director of Streets shall install the honorary street signs, “Sister Felicetta Cola

9 Avenue” at the intersections of Wilson Avenue and Macklind Avenue.




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 Board Bill Number 18
 Devoti
 May 8, 2026

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Summary
Board Bill Number 23
Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
May 15, 2026

Pursuant to Ordinance Number 70333 as amended by Ordinance Number 71394, an ordinance
directing the Director of Streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic on various
blocks in the 5th ward.




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 BOARD BILL NUMBER 23 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN MATT DEVOTI


1 Pursuant to Ordinance Number 70333 as amended by Ordinance Number 71394, an

2 ordinance directing the Director of Streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic on

3 various blocks in the 5th ward.

4 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AS FOLLOWS:

5 SECTION ONE. Pursuant to Ordinance Number 70333 as amended by Ordinance Number

6 71394 the Director of Streets is hereby directed to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic

7 on various blocks in the 5th ward as follows:

8 1. Speed Humps shall be installed on the 2200 Block of Cuggiono Court.

9 2. Speed Humps shall be installed on the 5000 Block of Cuggiono Place.

10 3. Speed Humps shall be installed on the 5500 and 5600 Block of Botanical Avenue.




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 Board Bill Number 23
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 May 15, 2026

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BOARD BILL NUMBER 23
MAP
5000 Cuggiono Place and 2200 Cuggiono Court




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Board Bill 23
Map: 5500 & 5600 Botanical Avenue, between Sublette Avenue and January Avenue




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Summary
Board Bill Number 25
Introduced by Alderman Michael Browning
May 21, 2026

An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an increase in
certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes, defining certain terms; repealing and
replacing parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections 23.06.130,
23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.015, 23.18.070, 23.20.015, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and 23.20.040 of
the Revised Code of The City of St. Louis (“Revised Code”) and amending parts of Ordinance
71683 which are presently codified as Sections 23.16.020 and 23.04.220 of the Revised Code; all
having as their subject water rates and charges; and containing an emergency provision.




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 BOARD BILL NUMBER 25 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN MICHAEL
 BROWNING
 COSPONSOR: ALDERMAN SHANE COHN

 1 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an

 2 increase in certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes; defining certain terms;

 3 repealing and replacing parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections

 4 23.06.130, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.015, 23.18.070, 23.20.015, 23.20.020, 23.20.030,

 5 and 23.20.040 of the Revised Code of The City of St. Louis (“Revised Code”) and

 6 amending parts of Ordinance 71683 which are presently codified as Sections 23.16.020

 7 and 23.04.220 of the Revised Code; all having as their subject water rates and charges; and

 8 containing an emergency provision.

 9 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS

10 FOLLOWS:

11 SECTION ONE. Findings and Determinations. It is hereby found, determined

12 and declared by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that increases in certain

13 water rates as hereinafter provided are absolutely necessary to provide revenues sufficient

14 (a) for the maintenance and operation of the City’s waterworks and water facilities (b) to

15 pay the running expenses of the Water Division, (c) to pay when due the principal of,

16 redemption premium, if any, and interest on all outstanding St. Louis Water Revenue

17 Bonds series 2013, as required by Article XIII Section 11 of the St. Louis City Charter, (d)

18 to fund an operating reserve fund and (e) to satisfy the requirements of the Indenture of

19 Trust dated as of April 1, 1994, by and between the City and UMB, as amended and

20 supplemented.




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 1 SECTION TWO. Repeals. The following ordinance provisions are hereby

 2 repealed effective July 1, 2026, or on the date this ordinance is approved by the Mayor or

 3 adopted over the Mayor’s veto, whichever is later: Sections Three through Eight, Ten, and

 4 Twelve of Ordinance 71683, parts of which are presently codified as Sections 23.06.130,

 5 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.015, 23.18.070, 23.20.015, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and

 6 23.20.040 of the Revised Code.

 7 SECTION THREE. Definitions. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.02.60

 8 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

 9 Definitions and Inflation Adjustment. The following terms have the following

10 meanings in the places stated in this Title 23, Division I:

11 A. As used in Chapters 23.16, 23.18 and 23.20, “Implementation Date” means

12 July 1, 2026, or the effective date of this ordinance, whichever is later.

13 B. As used in the rate tables of Chapters 23.16, 23.18 and 23.20, “2026” shall

14 mean the time period beginning on the Implementation Date and ending on December 31,

15 2026.

16 C. As used in the rate tables of Chapters 23.16, 23.18 and 23.20, each

17 subsequent year shall mean the calendar year beginning on January 1 of such year.

18 D. As used in this Title 23, Division I, “Inflation Adjustment” shall mean,

19 notwithstanding the rates set forth in the rate tables of Chapters 23.16, 23.18 and 23.20, an

20 increase in rates on January 1 of each calendar year equal to (i) for a year in which the

21 annual change in CPI-U for the preceding calendar year, as published by the U.S. Bureau

22 of Labor Statistics (the “CPI Change”), exceeds 3%, the sum of the Proposed Increase

23 listed for such year in the rate tables of such Chapters and the amount by which the CPI
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 1 Change exceeds 3%; (ii) for a year in which the CPI Change is less than or equal to 3%,

 2 the Proposed Increase listed for such year in the rate tables of such Chapters; or (iii) for

 3 any year after 2032, “Inflation Adjustment” shall mean that notwithstanding the rate tables

 4 of Chapters 23.16, 23.18 and 23.20, (a) each water rate and service charge specified in

 5 Sections 5 to 11 of this ordinance shall increase automatically by the CPI Change for the

 6 preceding calendar year is a positive number; and (b) in the event the CPI Change for the

 7 preceding calendar year is not a positive number, the rate or service charge shall continue

 8 without change for another calendar year.

 9 SECTION FOUR. Flat Rates. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.16.040

10 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

11 Flat Rates. Except as set forth in Chapter 23.20 of the Revised Code, the following

12 water rates for non-metered connections are hereby imposed, subject to the Inflation

13 Adjustment:

14 A. Flat Rate for Domestic Use.

 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

 Proposed Increase 18% 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Room charge, Each 6.57 7.76 8.22 8.71 9.24 9.70 10.18

 Water Closet, Each 25.76 30.40 32.22 34.15 36.20 38.01 39.91

 Baths, Each 21.61 25.49 27.02 28.65 30.36 31.88 33.48

Shower, Separate from 21.61 25.49 27.02 28.65 30.36 31.88 33.48
 bath, Each

  Sprinkling charge, 0.44 0.52 0.55 0.58 0.61 0.64 0.68
 Linear Foot
15 B. Temporary Use of Flat Rate. In those cases where users are not

16 eligible for flat rates as enumerated in Section 23.16.060, Revised Code, and where existing

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 1 water service is unmetered as of the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of

 2 the Water Commissioner, as soon as possible, to cause the installation or setting of the

 3 required meter. In the interim, bills shall be rendered to these customers on the basis of the

 4 appropriate flat rates imposed by this ordinance.

 5 C. Swimming Pool Charge.

 6 A flat water rate shall be applied where a swimming pool, pond or other

 7 pool is found on the premises having a capacity of more than one hundred (100) cubic feet

 8 and less than two thousand (2,000) cubic feet which are not metered under Section

 9 23.16.060, Revised Code. Said flat rate shall be payable for periods of three (3) months in

10 advance as follows:

11 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less

12 than 501 cubic feet--$35.47, subject to the Inflation Adjustment

13 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than 1,001

14 cubic feet--$49.65, subject to the Inflation Adjustment

15 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than 1,501

16 cubic feet--$63.86, subject to the Inflation Adjustment

17 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than 2,000

18 cubic feet--$78.03, subject to the Inflation Adjustment

19 D. Change to Metered Rate. Any user paying a flat rate shall have the

20 option to pay instead at metered rates as provided by Chapter 23.18 of the Revised Code.

21 Such option shall be exercised in writing on forms supplied by the Water Commissioner.

22 The user shall provide for the meter by having a meter box and set up installed on the



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 1 service in accordance with the current connection regulations, furnished and installed at

 2 the user’s own expense by a licensed plumber.

 3 SECTION FIVE. Metered Rates. There is hereby enacted a new Section

 4 23.18.070 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

 5 Metered Rates.

 6 A. Water furnished to all metered connections shall be assessed for use per

 7 three-month billing period, or less, at rates equal to the combined sum of a readiness-to-

 8 serve charge and a quantity charge.

 9 B. Except as set forth in Chapter 23.20 of the Revised Code, the readiness-to-

10 serve charge and quantity charge shall be as follows, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

 Proposed Increase 18% 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Readiness-to-serve charge

 5/8” 41.72 49.24 52.19 55.32 58.64 61.57 64.65

 3/4” 48.63 57.38 60.82 64.47 68.34 71.76 75.35

 1” 61.63 72.73 77.09 81.71 86.62 90.95 95.49

 1 1/2” 89.14 105.18 111.49 118.18 125.27 131.54 138.11

 2” 129.54 152.86 162.03 171.75 182.06 191.16 200.72

 3” 251.16 296.37 314.15 333.00 352.98 370.63 389.17

 4” 445.51 525.70 557.24 590.68 626.12 657.42 690.29

 6” 850.57 1003.67 1063.89 1127.72 1195.39 1255.16 1317.91

 8” 1296.06 1529.36 1621.12 1718.38 1821.49 1912.56 2008.19

 10” 1782.12 2102.90 2229.07 2362.82 2504.59 2629.82 2761.31

 Quantity Charge
 (Cubic feet per billing)

First 25,000, per CCF 3.09 3.65 3.87 4.10 4.34 4.56 4.79

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Next 1,975,000, per CCF 2.42 2.85 3.03 3.21 3.40 3.57 3.75

Over 2,000,000, per CCF 1.55 2.16 2.29 2.42 2.57 2.70 2.83
  1 C. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more separate meters, the

  2 readiness-to-serve charge shall be the combined total of the readiness-to-serve charge for

  3 each meter. Should water be furnished through a single meter containing two (2) or more

  4 metering elements, the readiness-to-serve charge shall be that for a single meter the size of

  5 the largest metering element.

  6 D. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more meters or through a

  7 single meter with two (2) or more metering elements, the quantity charge shall be based on

  8 the combined total of all water used as indicated by all registers.

  9 E. The Water Division may, in the discretion of the Water Commissioner, enter

 10 into separate written agreements with certain large metered users pursuant to which the

 11 user agrees to pay a higher rate than that required by Paragraph B of this Section 23.18.070.

 12 SECTION SIX. Special Rates in Schools or Qualified Charitable Institutions.

 13 There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.20.020 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

 14 Special Rates in Schools or Qualified Charitable Institutions.

 15 A. The readiness-to-serve charge and quantity charge for any public, parochial,

 16 or inter-parochial school or Qualified Charitable Institution in the City shall be as follows,

 17 subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

 Proposed Increase 18% 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Readiness-to-serve charge

 5/8” 41.72 49.24 52.19 55.32 58.64 61.57 64.65

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 3/4” 48.63 57.38 60.82 64.47 68.34 71.76 75.35

 1” 61.63 72.73 77.09 81.71 86.62 90.95 95.49

 1 1/2” 89.14 105.18 111.49 118.18 125.27 131.54 138.11

 2” 129.54 152.86 162.03 171.75 182.06 191.16 200.72

 3” 251.16 296.37 314.15 333.00 352.98 370.63 389.17

 4” 445.51 525.70 557.24 590.68 626.12 657.42 690.29

 6” 850.57 1003.67 1063.89 1127.72 1195.39 1255.16 1317.91

 8” 1296.06 1529.36 1621.12 1718.38 1821.49 1912.56 2008.19

 10” 1782.12 2102.90 2229.07 2362.82 2504.59 2629.82 2761.31

 Quantity Charge
 (Cubic feet per billing)

Charitable Institutions 1.63 1.92 2.04 2.16 2.29 2.40 2.52

 School Rate 1.63* 1.92 2.04 2.16 2.29 2.40 2.52

 * School Rate is adjusted to align with the Charitable Institution Rate.


  1 B. As used in this Section 23.20.020, “Qualified Charitable Institution” shall

  2 mean an institution which has made written application to the Water Commissioner, signed

  3 by its president, secretary or managing officer, asking for a special charity rate, and stating

  4 that free service is furnished to not less than ten (10) percent of its clients, and giving

  5 special details of the management as are necessary to show the philanthropic nature of the

  6 institution, which application has been approved by the Water Commissioner for the

  7 reduced rates set forth in Paragraph A of this Section 23.20.020.

  8 SECTION SEVEN. Special Rates in Hospitals, Zoological Parks, and

  9 Museums. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.20.030 of the Revised Code to read

10 as follows:

11 Special Rates in Hospitals, Zoological Parks, and Museums.

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  1 A. The readiness-to-serve charge and quantity charge for any hospital, public library,

  2 art museum of the Art Museum subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and

  3 Museum District of the City of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis (“MSD”), or

  4 zoological parks of the Zoological subdistrict of MSD in the City shall be as

  5 follows, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

 2026** 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

  Proposed Increase 18% 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Readiness-to-serve charge


 5/8” 41.72 49.24 52.19 55.32 58.64 61.57 64.65

 3/4” 48.63 57.38 60.82 64.47 68.34 71.76 75.35

 1” 61.63 72.73 77.09 81.71 86.62 90.95 95.49

 1 1/2” 89.14 105.18 111.49 118.18 125.27 131.54 138.11

 2” 129.54 152.86 162.03 171.75 182.06 191.16 200.72

 3” 251.16 296.37 314.15 333.00 352.98 370.63 389.17

 4” 445.51 525.70 557.24 590.68 626.12 657.42 690.29

 6” 850.57 1003.67 1063.89 1127.72 1195.39 1255.16 1317.91

 8” 1296.06 1529.36 1621.12 1718.38 1821.49 1912.56 2008.19

 10” 1782.12 2102.90 2229.07 2362.82 2504.59 2629.82 2761.31

 Quantity Charge
 (Cubic feet per billing)

 First 25,000, per CCF 1.63** 3.65 3.87 4.10 4.34 4.56 4.79

Next 1,975,000, per CCF 1.63** 2.85 3.03 3.21 3.40 3.57 3.75

Over 2,000,000, per CCF 1.63** 2.16 2.29 2.42 2.57 2.70 2.83

**Hospitals, Zoological Parks, and Museums special rate classification will be eliminated effective

January 1, 2027.



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 1 SECTION EIGHT. Affordability Rates. There is hereby enacted a new Section

 2 23.20.040 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

 3 Affordability Rates.

 4 A. The following water rates for non-metered connections are hereby imposed

 5 for Qualified Affordability Customers, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

 Proposed Increase - 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Room charge, Each 3.29 3.88 4.11 4.36 4.62 4.85 5.09

 Water Closet, Each 12.88 15.20 16.11 17.08 18.10 19.01 19.96

 Baths, Each 10.80 12.75 13.51 14.32 15.18 15.94 16.74

Shower, Separate from 10.80 12.75 13.51 14.32 15.18 15.94 16.74
 bath, Each

  Sprinkling charge, 0.22 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.34
 Linear Foot
 6 B. The readiness-to-serve charge and quantity charge for any Qualified

 7 Affordability Customer shall be as follows, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

 2026** 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
 (7/1/26) (1/1/27) (1/1/2028) (1/1/2029) (1/1/2030) (1/1/2031) (1/1/2032)

 Proposed Increase - 18% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5%

 Readiness-to-serve charge


 5/8” 20.86 24.62 26.09 27.66 29.32 30.79 32.33

 3/4” 24.31 28.69 30.41 32.24 34.17 35.88 37.67

 1” 30.82 36.36 38.54 40.86 43.31 45.47 47.75

 1 1/2” 44.57 52.59 55.75 59.09 62.64 65.77 69.06

 2” 64.77 76.43 81.01 85.88 91.03 95.58 100.36

 3” 125.58 148.19 157.08 166.50 176.49 185.32 194.58



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 4” 222.75 262.85 278.62 295.34 313.06 328.71 345.15


 6” 425.28 501.83 531.94 563.86 597.69 627.58 658.96

 8” 648.03 764.68 810.56 859.19 910.74 956.28 1004.10

 10” 891.06 1051.45 1114.54 1181.41 1252.29 1314.91 1380.65

 Quantity Charge
 (Cubic feet per billing)

 First 25,000, per CCF 1.55 1.82 1.93 2.05 2.17 2.28 2.40

Next 1,975,000, per CCF 2.42 2.85 3.03 3.21 3.40 3.57 3.75

Over 2,000,000, per CCF 1.83 2.16 2.29 2.42 2.57 2.70 2.83
  1 C. As used in this Section 23.20.040, “Qualified Affordability Customer” shall

  2 mean a residential customer who makes a written application to the Water Commissioner,

  3 which application has been approved by the Water Commissioner for the reduced rates set

  4 forth in Paragraph A or B of this Section 23.20.040, as applicable, to be known as the

  5 “Affordability Rate.”

  6 D. Eligibility for status as a Qualified Affordability Customer shall be

  7 determined based on criteria established by the Water Commissioner, which may include,

  8 but are not limited to: household income; age of applicant; demonstrated eligibility from

  9 past assistance programs; and/or documented impact from a natural or man-made disaster.

 10 E. To remain eligible for use of the Affordability Rate, a Qualified

 11 Affordability Customer must be current in their Water Division account. Customers with

 12 delinquent balances may be required to enter and remain current on an approved repayment

 13 agreement as a condition of eligibility or continued participation. Failure to comply with

 14 such requirements may result in suspension or termination of Qualified Affordability

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 1 current with a repayment plan shall be deemed to be current in their Water Division account

 2 for the purposes of this Section 23.20.040.

 3 F. Any Qualified Affordability Customer or person applying for such status

 4 who knowingly provides false, misleading, or incomplete information or otherwise

 5 engages in fraud or abuse with respect to the Affordability Rate, as determined by the Water

 6 Commissioner, shall immediately lose status as a Qualified Affordability Customer and be

 7 ineligible to apply for such status in the future. The Water Commissioner is authorized to

 8 retroactively recover the difference between the Affordability Rate and the standard water

 9 rate for any period in which the Affordability Rate was improperly obtained, in addition to

10 any other remedies permitted by law or ordinance.

11 G. The Water Commissioner may require periodic recertification of eligibility

12 for Qualified Affordability Customer status. Continued participation is conditioned upon

13 ongoing compliance with Water Division requirements. The Water Commissioner may

14 suspend or revoke participation for failure to meet eligibility criteria, comply with

15 recertification requirements, or adhere to the program established under this Section

16 23.20.040.

17 SECTION NINE. Water turn-on Service Charge. Section Nine of Ordinance

18 71683, codified at Section 23.16.020 of the Revised Code, is hereby amended by replacing

19 the figure “$40.00” with the figure “$50.00.”

20 SECTION TEN. Shutoff for Delinquency. There is hereby enacted a new Section

21 23.06.130 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

22 Shutoff for Delinquency. The Collector of Revenue shall furnish the Water

23 Commissioner a written list each day of all water bills paid the previous day. The Water
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 1 Commissioner shall shut off the water from all premises for the nonpayment of delinquent

 2 bills. Water shall not again be furnished thereto until all outstanding obligations for water

 3 supplied to such premises shall have been paid in full, or the property owner or account

 4 holder has entered into and is in compliance with an approved repayment agreement with

 5 the Water Division or the Collector of Revenue, and a charge of $75.00 has been paid in

 6 advance for turning on such water, subject to the Inflation Adjustment.

 7 SECTION ELEVEN. Fire Protection Connections. Section Eleven of Ordinance

 8 71683, codified at Section 23.04.220 of the Revised Code, is hereby amended by replacing

 9 the phrase “Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars ($288.00)” with the phrase “Two Hundred

10 Ninety-Seven Dollars ($297).”

11 SECTION TWELVE. Annual Update. There is hereby enacted a new Section

12 23.02.070 of the Revised Code to read as follows:

13 Annual Update. The Water Division shall submit an annual update to the Clerk of

14 the Board of Aldermen no later than October 1 of each calendar year and shall present the

15 report at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen's Public Infrastructure and Utilities

16 Committee (or such other committee to which, pursuant to the rules of the Board of

17 Aldermen, bills affecting matters that are the subject of this Ordinance are assigned) during

18 that month of May. The Water Division’s update shall include a list of projects with their

19 current status and progress. It shall include any other related documents as may be

20 requested by the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee. The report shall be posted

21 19 on the Water Division's website by October 1 of each calendar year.

22 SECTION THIRTEEN. Emergency. This ordinance, being deemed necessary for

23 the immediate preservation of the public peace and safety, is declared to be an emergency
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1 ordinance under Article IV, Sections 19 and 20 of the Charter of the City of St. Louis, and

2 it shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon its passage and approval by the

3 Mayor or its adoption over her veto.




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 ORDINANCE 71683

 BOARD BILL NUMBER 49 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED
 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN ANNE SCHWEITZER

 1 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an increase

 2 in certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes; defining certain terms; repealing

 3 Ordinance Number 68694, which is presently codified as Sections 23.04.220, 23.06.130,

 4 23.16.020, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.070, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and 23.20.040, Revised

 5 Code of The City of St. Louis (“Revised Code”) and repealing Section 3 of Ordinance

 6 Number 63136, presently codified as Section 23.20.015 of the Revised Code; enacting

 7 twelve new sections relating to the same subject; and containing an emergency provision.

 8 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

 9 SECTION ONE. Findings and Determinations. It is hereby found, determined and

10 declared by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that increases in certain water

11 rates as hereinafter provided are absolutely necessary to provide revenues sufficient (a) for

12 the maintenance and operation of the City's waterworks and water facilities (b) to pay the

13 running expenses of the Water Division, (c) to pay when due the principal of, redemption

14 premium, if any, and interest on all outstanding St. Louis Water Revenue Bonds series

15 2013, as required by Article XIII Section 11 of the St. Louis City Charter, (d) to fund an

16 operating reserve fund and (e) to satisfy the requirements of the Indenture of Trust dated

17 as of April 1, 1994, by and between the City and UMB (the "Indenture"), as amended and

18 supplemented.

19 SECTION TWO. Repeals. The following ordinance provisions are hereby repealed

20 effective July 1, 2023, or on the effective date of this ordinance, whichever is later:
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 1 Ordinance Number 68694 in its entirety, presently codified as Sections 23.04.220,

 2 23.06.130, 23.16.020, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.070, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and

 3 23.20.040; and Section 3 of Ordinance Number 63136, presently codified at Section

 4 23.20.015 of the Revised Code.

 5 SECTION THREE. There is hereby enacted a new ordinance to be codified at Sections

 6 23.16.025, 23.18.15 and 23.20.015 of the Revised Code to be and read as follows:

 7 Definitions and Inflation Adjustment.

 8 A. “Implementation Date” shall mean the Date as of which the rates of this

 9 Chapter are effective, which shall be July 1, 2023, or the effective date of this ordinance,

10 whichever is later.

11 B. “First Year” shall mean the time period beginning on the Implementation

12 Date and ending on December 31, 2023.

13 C. “Second and Third Years” shall mean the calendar years beginning on

14 January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2025.

15 D. “Inflation Adjustment” shall mean that notwithstanding the rates enacted

16 for the First Year and any rates enacted for the Second and Third Years, (a) on January 1

17 of each calendar year from January 1, 2026 and thereafter each water rate and service

18 charge specified in Sections 5 to 11 of this ordinance shall increase automatically by the

19 annual change in CPI-U for the preceding calendar year as published by the U.S. Bureau

20 of Labor Statistics in the event that the CPI-U for the preceding calendar year is a positive

21 number; and (b) in the event the CPI-U for the preceding calendar year is not a positive

22 number, the rate or service charge shall continue without change for another calendar year.

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 1 SECTION FOUR. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.16.040 of the Revised Code

 2 to be and read as follows:

 3 Flat Rates. The following rates and charges are hereby imposed, subject to the

 4 Inflation Adjustment:

 5 A. Flat Rate for Domestic Use.

 6 1. For the use of water for domestic family residence, flat or apartment

 7 purposes, for periods of three months in advance:

 8 FIRST YEAR

 9 Room charge, each............................................. $4.51

10 Water closet, each...............................................$17.66

11 Baths, each......................................................... $14.82

12 Shower, separate from bath, each...................... $14.82

13 SECOND AND THIRD YEARS

14 Room charge, each............................................. $5.41

15 Water closet, each...............................................$21.19

16 Baths, each......................................................... $17.78

17 Shower, separate from bath, each...................... $17.78

18 2. Sprinkling charge of $0.30 per front foot shall be assessed each

19 three-month billing period for lawn sprinkling and other outside uses beginning with the

20 Implementation Date of this ordinance.

21 Sprinkling charge of $0.36 per front foot shall be assessed each three-month

22 billing period for lawn sprinkling and other outside uses for the Second and Third Years.

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 1 B. Temporary Use of Flat Rate. In those cases where users are not eligible for

 2 flat rates as enumerated in Section 23.16.060, Revised Code, and where existing water

 3 service is unmetered as of the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the

 4 Water Commissioner, as soon as possible, to cause the installation or setting of the required

 5 meter. In the interim, bills shall be rendered to these customers on the basis of the

 6 appropriate flat rates imposed by this ordinance.

 7 C. Swimming Pool Charge.

 8 1. A flat water rate shall be applied where a swimming pool, pond or

 9 other pool is found on the premises having a capacity of more than one hundred (100) cubic

10 feet and less than two thousand (2,000) cubic feet which are not metered under Section

11 23.16.060, Revised Code. Said flat rate shall be payable for periods of three (3) months in

12 advance as follows:

13 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less

14 than 501 cubic feet--$33.34

15 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than 1,001

16 cubic feet--$46.66

17 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than 1,501

18 cubic feet--$60.02

19 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than 2,000

20 cubic feet--$73.34

21 2. After paying the flat rates imposed under the foregoing Subsection

22 5(c)1 or Section 5(c)1 of Ordinance Number 68694, or both, for a minimum of one (1)

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 1 year, the user making said payments shall have the option to pay at meter rates as provided

 2 by Chapter 23.18, Revised Code. Such options shall be exercised in writing on forms

 3 supplied by the Water Commissioner. The user shall provide for the meter by having a

 4 meter box and set up installed on the service in accordance with Section 23.04.210, Revised

 5 Code, at the user’s own expense.

 6 SECTION FIVE. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.18.070 to be and read as

 7 follows:

 8 Metered Rates. The following rates are hereby imposed, subject to the Inflation

 9 Adjustment:

10 A. Water furnished to all metered connections shall be assessed for use per

11 three-month billing period, or less, at rates equal to the combined sum of a readiness-to-

12 serve charge and a quantity charge.

13 B. The readiness-to-serve charge shall be determined by the size of the meter

14 and shall be as follows:

15 FIRST YEAR

16 METER

17 5/8"….............................................................................. $28.61

18 3/4"..................................................................................$33.34

19 1".....................................................................................$42.26

20 1½"..................................................................................$61.12

21 2".....................................................................................$88.82

22 3".......................................................…..........................$172.21

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 1 4"................................................…..................................$305.46

 2 6"............................................................................….....$583.19

 3 8"............................................................................…....$888.64

 4 10"..........................................................................….....$1,221.90

 5 SECOND AND THIRD YEARS

 6 METER

 7 5/8"….............................................................................. $34.33

 8 3/4"..................................................................................$40.01

 9 1".....................................................................................$50.71

10 1½"..................................................................................$73.34

11 2".....................................................................................$106.58

12 3".......................................................…..........................$206.65

13 4"................................................…..................................$366.55

14 6"............................................................................….....$699.83

15 8"............................................................................…....$1066.37

16 10"..........................................................................….....$1466.28

17 C. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more separate meters, the

18 readiness-to-serve charge shall be the combined total of the readiness-to-serve charge for

19 each meter. Should water be furnished through a single meter containing two (2) or more

20 metering elements, the readiness-to-serve charge shall be that for a single meter the size of

21 the largest metering element.

22 D. The quantity charge shall be at the following rates:

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 1 FIRST YEAR

 2 (i) For first 25,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $2.12

 3 (ii) For next 1,975,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.66

 4 (iii) Over 2,000,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.25



 5 SECOND AND THIRD YEARS

 6 (i) For first 25,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $2.54

 7 (ii) For next 1,975,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.99

 8 (iii) Over 2,000,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.50

 9 E. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more meters or through a

10 single meter with two (2) or more metering elements, the quantity charge shall be based on

11 the combined total of all water used as indicated by all registers.

12 SECTION SIX. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.20.020 to be and read as

13 follows: Special Rates in Hospitals or Charitable Institutions.

14 The following rates are hereby imposed, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

15 A. The quantity charge for the use of water by any hospital or charitable

16 institution in the City which shall make written application to the Water Commissioner,

17 signed by its president, secretary or managing officer, asking for a special charity rate, and

18 stating that free service is furnished to not less than ten (10) percent of its patients, members

19 or inmates, and giving special details of the management as are necessary to show the

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 1 assessed for the water used in the institution at a special rate of $1.12 per 100 cubic feet

 2 for the First Year, $1.34 per 100 cubic feet for the Second and Third Years.

 3 B. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing

 4 period a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set forth

 5 in Section Five of this ordinance.

 6 SECTION SEVEN. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.20.030 to be and read as

 7 follows:

 8 School Rates.

 9 The following rates are hereby imposed, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

10 A. The quantity charge for the use of water by any public, parochial, inter-

11 parochial schools, public libraries, and art museum of the Art Museum subdistrict of the

12 Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of St. Louis and the County

13 of St. Louis shall be assessed for the water used in the institution at a special rate of $1.25

14 per 100 cubic feet for the First Year, $1.50 per 100 cubic feet for the Second and Third

15 Years.

16 B. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period

17 a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set forth in

18 Section Five of this ordinance.

19 SECTION EIGHT. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.20.040 to be and read as

20 follows:

21 Zoological Parks.

22 The following rates are hereby imposed, subject to the Inflation Adjustment:

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 1 A. The quantity charge for the use of water by zoological parks of the

 2 Zoological subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City

 3 of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis shall be assessed for the water used in the

 4 institution at a special rate of $1.12 per 100 cubic feet for the First Year, $1.34 per 100

 5 cubic feet for the Second and Third Years.

 6 B. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period

 7 a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set forth in

 8 Section Five of this ordinance.

 9 SECTION NINE. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.16.020 to be and read as

10 follows:

11 Water turn-on Service Charge. A service charge equal to $40.00 shall be collected in

12 advance for turning on water to new flat rate and meter accounts, subject to the Inflation

13 Adjustment.

14 SECTION TEN. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.16.130 to be and read as

15 follows:

16 Shutoff for Delinquency. The Collector of Revenue shall furnish the Water Commissioner

17 a written list each day of all water bills paid the previous day. The Water Commissioner

18 shall shut off the water from all premises for the nonpayment of delinquent bills. Water

19 shall not again be furnished thereto until all outstanding obligations for water supplied to

20 such premises shall have been paid in full and a charge of $50.00 has been paid in advance

21 for turning on such water, subject to the Inflation Adjustment.




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 1 SECTION ELEVEN. There is hereby enacted a new Section 23.04.220 to be and read as

 2 follows:

 3 Fire Protection Connections.

 4 A. All new and existing installations for private sprinkler type protection shall

 5 be provided with a suitable control valve just inside the building or property line.

 6 Connections serving automatic sprinkler equipment must be equipped with an approved

 7 type of water flow alarm service of any of local and central station alarms, local alarms and

 8 watchman with watch service, or approved outdoor local alarms where there is no

 9 watchman on the premises. Water through these connections shall be used to extinguish

10 fires only and the use of water for any other purpose is expressly prohibited. No meter shall

11 be required on connections used to supply private fire protection systems with sprinkler

12 equipment only. Where new and existing connections for private fire protection supply

13 standpipe and hose rack systems or private fire hydrants are or have been installed, a

14 detector check valve with bypass meter and vault shall be installed at the expense of the

15 applicant and if it is found that water is being used for purposes other than the

16 extinguishment of fires or testing, the Water Commissioner shall install a fire service meter

17 and vault at the expense of the owner or occupant. Prior to installation the Water

18 Commissioner shall require a deposit for the estimated cost of all fire service meter and

19 vault installations within ten (10) days of notification or the water shall be shut off from

20 the water main and the Insurance Services Office of Missouri and the Fire Marshal notified

21 of this action. A service charge of Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars ($288.00), subject

22 to the Inflation Adjustment, shall be assessed against each connection made with the mains

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 1 of the Water Division for all new and existing private fire protection connections used to

 2 supply sprinkler equipment only and against all new and existing private fire protection

 3 connections regulated by detector check valves with bypass meters. Should water in excess

 4 of that required for the emergency extinguishment of fires be used through any private fire

 5 protection system regulated by a detector check valve with bypass meter then such water

 6 use shall be assessed a quantity charge, but not the readiness-to-serve charge, at the rates

 7 set forth in Section Six of this ordinance. Private fire protection connections regulated by

 8 fire service meters shall be assessed the regular meter rates as set forth in Section Six of

 9 this ordinance. For any private fire protection connection regulated either by a detector

10 check valve with bypass meter or by a fire meter an adjustment will be made for water used

11 for the emergency extinguishment of fire where such use is claimed and certified to the

12 Water Commissioner by the occupant or owner. In cases where these bills are not paid

13 within thirty (30) days, the Water Commissioner shall cause the connection to be shut off

14 and notify the Insurance Services Office of Missouri and the Fire Marshal of this action.

15 B. Sprinkler protection shall be considered a piping system with nationally

16 recognized testing laboratory approved sprinkler heads attached. Stand-pipe and hose racks

17 systems shall be considered any arrangements of piping whereby hoses for fighting fires

18 can be attached to the pipes and used either by the occupant or owner or the Fire

19 Department. A fire hydrant shall be considered any water connection with an outlet at least

20 two and one-half (2 1/2) inches inside diameter and provided with the same size threads

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 1 shall be used only when approved by the Fire Marshal and by the Water Commissioner and

 2 no water for purposes other than fire extinguishment shall be taken from such connections.

 3 C. Limited service sprinklers attached to domestic service lines shall conform

 4 to the following minimum requirements. One (1) sprinkler head per fire area when supplied

 5 from a one (1) inch domestic service. Two (2) sprinkler heads per fire area when supplied

 6 from a one-and-one-half (1 1/2) inch domestic service. Four (4) sprinkler heads per fire

 7 area when supplied from a two (2) inch domestic service. A fire area shall be a confined

 8 area which may contain hazardous substances. Limited service sprinklers in any one (1)

 9 building shall be limited to a maximum of twenty (20) sprinklers. No sprinkler supply lines

10 shall be attached to the domestic service before the domestic water meter.

11 SECTION TWELVE. The Water Division shall submit an annual update to the Clerk of

12 the Board of Aldermen no later than May 1 of each calendar year and shall present the

13 report at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen's Public Infrastructure and

14 Utilities Committee (or such other committee to which, pursuant to the rules of the Board

15 of Aldermen, bills affecting matters that are the subject of this Ordinance are assigned)

16 during that month of May. The Water Division’s update shall include a list of projects with

17 their current status and progress. It shall include any other related documents as may be

18 requested by the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee. The report shall be posted

19 on the Water Division's website by May 1 of each calendar year.

20 SECTION THIRTEEN. Emergency. This being an ordinance necessary for the

21 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, it is hereby declared to be an emergency

22 ordinance under Article IV, Sections 19 and 20 of the Charter of the City of St. Louis, and

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1 it shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon its passage and approval by the

2 Mayor or its adoption over their veto.




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 ORDINANCE #68694
 Board Bill No. 100
 Committee Substitute

 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that an increase in certain water rates is
necessary for certain purposes; defining certain terms; repealing Ordinance 67919, parts of which are presently codified as Sections
23.04.220, 23.06.130, 23.16.020, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.070, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and 23.20.040, Revised Code, City of St.
Louis 1994, Anno. (“Revised Code”), all having as their subject water rates and charges; enacting in lieu thereof nine new sections
relating to the same subject; with an emergency provision.

 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

 Section 1. Findings and Determinations. It is hereby found, determined and declared by the Board of Aldermen
of the City of St. Louis that increases in certain water rates as hereinafter provided are absolutely necessary to provide revenues
sufficient (a) for the maintenance and operation of the City's waterworks and water facilities (b) to pay the running expenses of the
Water Division, (c) to pay when due the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on all outstanding St. Louis Water
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998, as required by Article XIII Section 11 of the St. Louis City Charter, (d) to comply with the
requirements of the Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1, 1994, by and between the City and Mark Twain Bank (the "Indenture"),
and (e) to fund an operating reserve fund.

 Section 2. Repeals. The following ordinance provisions are hereby repealed effective on the Implementation Date,
as hereinafter defined, or on the effective date of this ordinance, whichever is later: Ordinance 67919, parts of which are presently
codified as Sections 23.04.220, 23.06.130, 23.16.020, 23.16.025, 23.16.040, 23.18.070, 23.20.020, 23.20.030, and 23.20.040, Revised
Code.

 Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Ordinance, “Implementation Date” means the time period beginning on
July 1, 2010, or the effective date of this ordinance whichever is later.

 Section 4. Effective Date of Rates and Changes. The rates and charges imposed by Sections 5 to 12, inclusive,
of this ordinance shall be effective on the Implementation Date.

 Section 5. Flat Rates. The following water rates are hereby imposed:

 (a) Flat rate for domestic use.

 For the use of water for domestic family residence, flat or apartment purposes, for periods of three months in
 advance:

 Room charge, each............................................. $ 3.76

 Water closet, each...............................................$14.72

 Baths, each......................................................... $ 12.35

 Shower, separate from bath, each...................... $ 12.35

 Sprinkling charge of $.25 per front foot shall be assessed each three month billing period for lawn sprinkling and
 other outside uses beginning with the Implementation Date of this ordinance.

 (b) Temporary use of flat rate.

 In those cases where users are not eligible for flat rates as enumerated in Section 23.16.060, Revised Code, and
 where existing water service is unmetered as of the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the
 Water Commissioner, as soon as possible, to cause the installation or setting of the required meter. In the interim,
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ORDINANCE NO. 68694 Board Bill No. 100

 (b) Swimming pool charge.

 A flat water rate shall be applied where a swimming pool, pond or other pool is found on the premises having
 a capacity of more than one hundred (100) cubic feet and less than two thousand (2,000) cubic feet which are
 not metered under Section 23.16.060, Revised Code. Said flat rate shall be payable for periods of three (3)
 months in advance as follows:

 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less than 501 cubic
 feet--$23.15

 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than 1,001 cubic feet--$32.40

 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than 1,501 cubic feet--$41.68

 Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than 2,000 cubic feet--$50.93

 After paying the flat rates imposed under the foregoing Subsection (c)1 or Section 5(c)1 of Ordinance 67919, or both, for
a minimum of one (1) year, the user making said payments shall have the option to pay at meter rates as provided by Chapter 23.18,
Revised Code. Such options shall be exercised in writing on forms supplied by the Water Commissioner. The user shall provide for
the meter by having a meter box and set up installed on the service in accordance with Section 23.04.210, Revised Code, at the user’s
own expense.

 Section 6. Metered Rates.

 (a) Water furnished to all metered connections shall be assessed for use per three-month billing period, or less, at
rates equal to the combined sum of a readiness-to-serve charge and a quantity charge.

 (b) The readiness-to-serve charge shall be determined by the size of the meter and shall be as follows:

 5/8"….............................................................................. $ 23.84

 3/4"....................................................................................27.78

 1".......................................................................................35.22

 1½"....................................................................................50.93

 2".......................................................................................74.02

 3".......................................................…............................143.51

 4"................................................….................................... 254.55

 6"............................................................................…....... 485.99

 8"............................................................................…....... 740.53

 10"..........................................................................….......1,018.25

 (c) Should water be furnished through two (2) or more separate meters, the readiness-to-serve charge shall be the
combined total of the readiness-to-serve charge for each meter. Should water be furnished through a single meter containing two (2)
or more metering elements, the readiness-to-serve charge shall be that for a single meter the size of the largest metering element.

 (d) The quantity charge shall be at the following rates:

 (i) For first 25,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.77.


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 (ii) For next 1,975,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.38.

 (iii) Over 2,000,000 cubic feet per billing, per 100 cubic feet, $1.04.

 (e) Should water be furnished through two (2) or more meters or through a single meter with two (2) or more
metering elements, the quantity charge shall be based on the combined total of all water used as indicated by all registers.

 Section 7. Special Rates in Hospitals or Charitable Institutions.

 (a) The quantity charge for the use of water by any hospital or charitable institution in the City which shall make
written application to the Water Commissioner, signed by its president, secretary or managing officer, asking for a special charity
rate, and stating that free service is furnished to not less than ten (10) percent of its patients, members or inmates, and giving special
details of the management as are necessary to show the philanthropic nature of the institution shall, if approved by the Water
Commissioner, be assessed for the water used in the institution at a special rate of $0.93 per 100 cubic feet.

 (b) In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period a readiness-to-serve charge for each
meter in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 6 of this ordinance.

 Section 8. School Rates.

 (a) The quantity charge for the use of water by any public, parochial, inter-parochial schools, public libraries, and
art museum of the Art Museum subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of St. Louis and the
County of St. Louis shall be assessed for the water used in the institution at a special rate of $1.04 per 100 cubic feet. In addition to
the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the
schedule set forth in Section Six of this ordinance.

 Section 9. Zoological Parks.

 (a) The quantity charge for the use of water by zoological parks of the Zoological subdistrict of the Metropolitan
Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis shall be assessed for the water used in the
institution at a special rate of $0.93 per 100 cubic feet.

 (b) In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period a readiness-to-serve charge for each
meter in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section Six of this ordinance.

 Section 10. Water turn-on Service Charge.

 A service charge equal to the then current Section 11 Shutoff for Delinquency rate shall be collected in advance for turning
on water to new flat rate and meter accounts.

 Section 11. Shutoff for Delinquency.

 The Collector of Revenue shall furnish the Water Commissioner a written list each day of all water bills paid the previous
day. The Water Commissioner shall shut off the water from all premises for the nonpayment of delinquent bills. Water shall not again
be furnished thereto until all outstanding obligations for water supplied to such premises shall have been paid in full and a charge
of $30.00 has been paid in advance for turning on such water.

 Fire Protection Connections.

 (a) All new and existing installations for private sprinkler type protection shall be provided with a suitable control
valve just inside the building or property line. Connections serving automatic sprinkler equipment must be equipped with an approved
type of water flow alarm service of any of local and central station alarms, local alarms and watchman with watch service, or
approved outdoor local alarms where there is no watchman on the premises. Water through these connections shall be used to
extinguish fires only and the use of water for any other purpose is expressly prohibited. No meter shall be required on connections
used to supply private fire protection systems with sprinkler equipment only. Where new and existing connections for private fire
protection supply standpipe and hose rack systems or private fire hydrants are or have been installed, a detector check valve with
bypass meter and vault shall be installed at the expense of the applicant and if it is found that water is being used for purposes other

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than the extinguishment of fires or testing, the Water Commissioner shall install a fire service meter and vault at the expense of the
owner or occupant. Prior to installation the Water Commissioner shall require a deposit for the estimated cost of all fire service meter
and vault installations within ten (10) days of notification or the water shall be shut off from the water main and the Insurance
Services Office of Missouri and the Fire Marshal notified of this action. A service charge of One Hundred Sixty-Eight dollars
($168.00) shall be assessed against each connection made with the mains of the Water Division for all new and existing private fire
protection connections used to supply sprinkler equipment only and against all new and existing private fire protection connections
regulated by detector check valves with bypass meters. Should water in excess of that required for the emergency extinguishment
of fires be used through any private fire protection system regulated by a detector check valve with bypass meter then such water
use shall be assessed a quantity charge, but not the readiness-to-serve charge, at the rates set forth in Section Six of this ordinance.
Private fire protection connections regulated by fire service meters shall be assessed the regular meter rates as set forth in Section
Six of this ordinance. For any private fire protection connection regulated either by a detector check valve with bypass meter or by
a fire meter an adjustment will be made for water used for the emergency extinguishment of fire where such use is claimed and
certified to the Water Commissioner by the occupant or owner. In cases where these bills are not paid within thirty (30) days, the
Water Commissioner shall cause the connection to be shut off and notify the Insurance Services Office of Missouri and the Fire
Marshal of this action.

 (b) Sprinkler protection shall be considered a piping system with nationally recognized testing laboratory approved
sprinkler heads attached. Stand-pipe and hose racks systems shall be considered any arrangements of piping whereby hoses for
fighting fires can be attached to the pipes and used either by the occupant or owner or the Fire Department. A fire hydrant shall be
considered any water connection with an outlet at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches inside diameter and provided with the same
size threads used by the St. Louis Fire Department. Two (2) inch or smaller fire protection connections shall be used only when
approved by the Fire Marshal and by the Water Commissioner and no water for purposes other than fire extinguishment shall be taken
from such connections.

 (c) Limited service sprinklers attached to domestic service lines shall conform to the following minimum
requirements. One (1) sprinkler head per fire area when supplied from a one (1) inch domestic service. Two (2) sprinkler heads per
fire area when supplied from a one-and-one-half (1 1/2) inch domestic service. Four (4) sprinkler heads per fire area when supplied
from a two (2) inch domestic service. A fire area shall be a confined area which may contain hazardous substances. Limited service
sprinklers in any one (1) building shall be limited to a maximum of twenty (20) sprinklers. No sprinkler supply lines shall be attached
to the domestic service before the domestic water meter.

 Section 12. Emergency.

 This being an ordinance necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it is hereby declared to be
an emergency ordinance under Article IV, Sections 19 and 20 of the Charter of the City of St. Louis, and it shall take effect and be
in full force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor or its adoption over his veto.

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St. Louis City Ordinance 63136


FLOOR SUBSTITUTE
BOARD BILL NO. [93] 306
INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN Robert Ruggeri
 An ordinance pertaining to water rates; finding, determining and declaring that
 an increase in certain water rates is necessary for certain purposes; defining
 certain terms; repealing certain parts of Section Four of Ordinance 59524,
 which constitute part of and are presently codified in the Revised Code, St.
 Louis 1980 Anno.: Section 4 (23.16.040); (23.16.050); (23.16.070);
 (23.16.080); (23.18.070); (23.20.020); (23.20.030); and (23.20.040), all having
 as their subject water rates and charges; enacting in lieu thereof one new
 section with eight subsections; with an emergency clause.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:
 Section One. It is hereby found, determined and declared by the Board of
 Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that increases in certain water rates as
 hereinafter provided, are necessary to provide revenues sufficient for the
 maintenance and operation of the City's waterworks and water facilities and at
 least to pay the running expenses of the Water Division, and for the payment of
 the outstanding St. Louis Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1985 as required by
 Article XIII Section 11 of the St. Louis City Charter and for the payment of the
 principal of and interest on all additional outstanding Water Revenue Bonds
 when such bonds become due.

 Section Two. The following parts of Section One of Ordinance 59524,
 numbered and referred to in such section as new sections of the Revised Code,
 presently codified in the Revised Code, St. Louis, 1980 Anno., as part of
 Ordinance 59524, and any other Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent
 herewith, are hereby repealed: Section 4 (23.16.040); (23.16.050); (23.16.070);
 (23.16.080); (23.18.070); (23.20.020); (23.20.030); and (23.20.040).

 Section Three. As used in this Ordinance, First Year means the year beginning
 on the effective date of this Ordinance, and Second and Third Years mean the
 years beginning on the second and third anniversaries of such effective date,
 respectively.

 Section Four. The following water rates are hereby imposed:

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For the use of water for domestic family residence, flat or apartment purposes,
for periods of three months in advance:

FIRST YEAR

Room charge, each $1.85
Water closet, each $7.22
Baths, each $6.06
Shower, separate from bath, each $6.06

SECOND YEAR

Room charge, each $2.09
Water closet, each $8.16
Baths, each $6.85
Shower, separate from bath, each $6.85

THIRD YEAR

Room charge, each $2.24
Water closet, each $8.73
Baths, each $7.33
Shower, separate from bath, each $7.33

Sprinkling charge of $.124 per front foot shall be assessed each three month
billing period for lawn sprinkling and other outside uses the first year after the
effective date of the ordinance. This charge shall be $.140 per foot the second
year and $.150 per front foot the third year.

(c) Temporary use of flat rate.

In those cases where users are not eligible for flat rates as enumerated in
Section 23.16.060, and where existing water service is unmetered as of the
effective date of the ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Water Commissioner,
as soon as possible, to install or set the required meter. In the interim, bills shall
be rendered to these customers on the basis of the appropriate flat rates in effect
prior to the passage of this ordinance, plus twenty-two percent (22%) thereof.

(d) Swimming pool charge.

1. A flat water rate shall be applied where a swimming pool, pond or other pool
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cubic feet and less than two thousand (2,000) cubic feet which are not metered
under Section 23.16.060. Said flat rate shall be payable for periods of three (3)
months in advance as follows:

FIRST YEAR

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less
than 501 cubic feet,$11.36.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than
1,001 cubic feet,$15.90.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than
1,501 cubic feet,$20.45.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than
2,000 cubic feet,$24.99.

SECOND YEAR

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less
than 501 cubic feet,$12.84.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than
1,001 cubic feet,$17.97.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than
1,501 cubic feet,$23.11.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than
2,000 cubic feet,$28.24.

THIRD YEAR

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of more than 100 but less
than 501 cubic feet,$13.74.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 501 but less than
1,001 cubic feet,$19.23.

Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,001 but less than
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Swimming pool, pond or other pool having a capacity of 1,501 but less than
2,000 cubic feet,$30.22.

2. After such flat rates have been paid for a minimum of one (1) year, the user
making said payments shall have the option to pay at meter rates as provided by
Chapter 23.18. Such options shall be exercised in writing on forms supplied by
the Water Commissioner. The user shall provide for the meter by having a
meter box and set up installed on the service in accordance with Section
23.04.210 at its own expense.

(e) Rates.

1. Water furnished to all metered connections shall be assessed for use per
three-month billing period, or less, at rates equal to the combined sum of a
readiness-to-serve charge and a quantity charge.

2. The readiness-to-serve charge shall be determined by the size of the meter
and shall be as follows:

FIRST YEAR

Meter

5/8" $11.71
3/4" 13.63
1" 17.28
1�" 24.99
2" 36.34
3" 70.43
4" 124.94
6" 238.51
8" 363.45
10" 499.76

SECOND YEAR

Meter

5/8" $13.23
3/4" 15.40
1" 19.53
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2" 41.06
3" 79.59
4" 141.18
6" 269.52
8" 410.70
10" 564.73

THIRD YEAR

Meter

5/8" $14.16
3/4" 16.48
1" 20.90
1�" 30.22
2" 43.93
3" 85.16
4" 151.06
6" 288.39
8" 439.45
10" 604.26

3. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more separate meters, the
readiness-to-serve charge shall be the combined total of the readiness-to-serve
charge for each meter. Should water be furnished through a single meter
containing two (2) or more metering elements, the readiness-to-serve charge
shall be that for a single meter the size of the largest metering element.

4. The quantity charge shall be at the following rates:

For first 25,000 cu. ft. per billing, per 100 cu. ft.,$0.87 the first year, $0.98 the
second year and $1.05 the third year.

For next 1,975,000 cu. ft. per billing, per 100 cu. ft.,$0.68 the first year, $0.77
the second year and $0.82 the third year.

Over 2,000,000 cu. ft. per billing, per 100 cu. ft.-$0.51 the first year, $0.58 the
second year and $0.62 the third year.

5. Should water be furnished through two (2) or more meters or through a
single meter with two (2) or more metering elements, the quantity charge shall
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(f) Special rates in hospitals or charitable institutions.

1. The quantity charge for the use of water by any hospital or charitable
institution in the City which shall make written application to the Water
Commissioner, signed by its president, secretary or managing officer, asking
for a special charity rate, and stating that free service is furnished to not less
than ten (10) percent of its patients, members or inmates, and giving special
details of the management as are necessary to show the philanthropic nature of
the institution shall, if approved by the Water Commissioner, be assessed for
the water used in the institution at a special rate of $0.45 per one hundred cubic
feet the first year, $0.51 the second year and $0.55 the third year.

2. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period
a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set
forth in Section 23.18.070.

(g) School rates.

1. The quantity charge for the use of water by any public parochial,
interparochial schools, public libraries, and art museum of the City shall be
assessed for the water used in the institution at a special rate of $0.51 per one
hundred cubic feet the first year, $0.58 the second year and $0.62 the third year.

2. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period
a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set
forth in Section 23.18.070.

(h) Zoological parks.

1. The quantity charge for the use of water by zoological parks established
pursuant to Section 90.580 to 90.650 Revised Statutes of Missouri 1978 shall
be $0.45 per one hundred cubic feet the first year, $0.51 the second year and
$0.55 the third year.

2. In addition to the quantity charge, there shall be assessed each billing period
a readiness-to-serve charge for each meter in accordance with the schedule set
forth in Section 23.18.070.

Section Five. Sums of money due and owing for water or water service, or
rights or privileges arising before the effective date of this Ordinance with
respect to water or water services, shall not be retroactively affected by this
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 Section Six. This being an ordinance necessary for the preservation of the
 public peace, health and safety, is hereby declared to be an emergency
 ordinance under Article IV, Sections 19 and 20 of the Charter of the City of St.
 Louis, and it shall take effect and be in full force on July 1, 1994 immediately
 upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.



 Legislative History
 REF TO COMM COMM
1ST READING COMMITTEE
 COMM SUB AMEND
  02/25/94 02/25/94 PU
 2ND FLOOR
 FLOOR SUB PERFECTN PASSAGE
 READING AMEND
  03/04/94 03/11/94 03/18/94
ORDINANCE VETOED VETO OVR
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 FISCAL NOTE
 BOARD BILL NUMBER 25


Preparer’s Name Cheryl Campbell

Phone Number or Email Address (will be available publicly) campbellch@stlouis-mo.gov

Bill Sponsor Alderman Michael Browning


 Bill Synopsis: An ordinance amending City water rates and related charges,
 including flat rates, metered rates, special institutional rates,
 affordability rates for qualifying residential customers, water turn-on
 and delinquency shutoff charges, and fire protection connection
 charges; establishing annual Water Division reporting requirements;
 and containing an emergency provision.


 Type of Impact: Indeterminate (Special Fund Revenue and Administrative Impact)

 Agencies Affected: Water Division; Collector of Revenue.



 SECTION A
 Does this bill authorize:

• An expansion of services which entails additional costs beyond that approved in the current
 adopted city budget? ____Yes X No

• An undertaking of a new service for which no funding is provided in the current adopted city
 budget? ____Yes X No

• A commitment of city funding in the future under certain specified conditions?
 __ X __Yes No

• An issuance of bonds, notes and lease-purchase agreements which may require additional
 funding beyond that approved in the current adopted city budget? ____Yes X No

• An execution or initiation of an activity as a result of federal or state mandates or requirements?
 ____Yes X No

 (01/2017)


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• A capital improvement project that increases operating costs over the current adopted city
 budget? ____Yes X No

• A capital improvement project that requires funding not approved in the current adopted city
 budget or that will require funding in future years? ____Yes X No

If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, then a fiscal note must be attached to the
 board bill. Complete Section B of the form below.
 SECTION B

• Does the bill require the construction of any new physical facilities? ____Yes __ X __No

 o If yes, describe the facilities and provide the estimated cost:
 ____________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________

• Is the bill estimated to have a direct fiscal impact on any city department or office?
 __ X __Yes ____No

 o If yes, explain the impact and the estimated cost:

The Board Bill increases water rates and related service charges administered by the Water
Division, which would affect Water Division Special Fund revenues. The bill also establishes
administrative requirements related to affordability-rate eligibility determinations, recertification,
repayment agreement monitoring, enforcement, and annual reporting obligations.

However, the Board Bill does not provide customer usage assumptions, customer counts,
anticipated affordability-rate participation, delinquency activity projections, staffing plans,
revenue estimates, or administrative cost projections; therefore, the total fiscal impact cannot be
determined from the Board Bill language.

• Does the bill create a program or administrative subdivision? ____Yes __ X __No

 o If yes, then is there a similar existing program or administrative subdivision?
 ____Yes ____No
 o If yes, explain the how the proposed programs or administrative subdivisions may
 overlap:
 ____________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________

• Describe the annual operating, equipment, and maintenance costs that would result from the
 proposed bill, as well as any funding sources:


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The bill may result in increased annual operating costs associated with implementation and
administration of revised rate structures, affordability eligibility review, customer compliance
monitoring, and required reporting activities. No equipment or maintenance costs are identified
in the Board Bill language.

Funding would be supported through Water Division revenues generated by the revised rates and
related service charges; however, the Board Bill does not provide sufficient detail to quantify the
amount.

Complete the chart below to list the total estimated expenditures required of the City resulting
from the proposed board bill and any estimated savings or additional revenue.


 Financial Estimate of Impact on General Fund
 Fiscal Impact Year 1 (current) Year 2 Year 3
 Additional Expenditures $0 $0 $0

 Additional Revenue $0 $0 $0

 Net $0 $0 $0
 Financial Estimate of Impact on Special Funds
 Fiscal Impact Year 1 (current) Year 2 Year 3
 Additional Expenditures Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate

 Additional Revenue Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate

 Net Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate

• Describe any assumptions used in preparing this fiscal note:

This fiscal note was prepared based on review of the language contained within the Board Bill. It
assumes that the revised water rates, service charges, and related administrative requirements
would be implemented through existing Water Division operations and applicable water-related
special funds. The Board Bill does not provide customer volume assumptions, revenue projections,
staffing estimates, or implementation cost estimates; therefore, fiscal impact cannot be quantified
from the Board Bill language.

• List any sources of information (including any City officials, agencies, or departments) used
 in preparing this fiscal note:

This fiscal note was prepared based on review of the language contained within the Board Bill.

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• Have the financial estimates of this bill been verified by the City Budget Division?
 ____Yes __X__No

 o If yes, by whom? _______________________________ .




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Summary
Board Bill Number 28
Introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti
May 29, 2026

An ordinance requiring the installation of water meters on certain service connections in the City
of St. Louis, providing mechanisms for enforcement including providing authority to deny or
withhold service for noncompliance, and delegating authority to the Water Division to
administer, implement, and set technical standards for meter installation. The requirement
applies prospectively to new service connections and mandates the installation of meters only on
certain existing service connections. The ordinance also includes a severability clause.




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 BOARD BILL NUMER 28 INTRODUCED BY MATT DEVOTI


 1 An ordinance requiring the installation of water meters on certain service connections in the City

 2 of St. Louis, providing mechanisms for enforcement, including providing authority to deny or

 3 withhold service for noncompliance, and delegating authority to the Water Division to

 4 administer, implement, and set technical standards for meter installation. The requirement

 5 applies prospectively to new service connections and mandates the installation of meters only on

 6 certain existing service connections. The ordinance also includes a severability clause.

 7 WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis operates and maintains a municipal water system that

 8 provides safe and reliable drinking water to residents, businesses, and institutions; and


 9 WHEREAS, the installation of water meters at the time of new construction, new service

10 connection, or during major rehabilitation or water service line replacement is a cost-effective

11 and administratively efficient point at which to ensure compliance; and


12 WHEREAS, metering water usage supports conservation efforts, allows for better monitoring,

13 ensures customers only pay for the water they consume, reduces system loss, and enables the

14 City to better plan for infrastructure investment and maintenance; and


15 WHEREAS, accurate measurement of water usage through metering enables equitable billing,

16 efficient system management, and long-term fiscal sustainability of the Water Division; and


17 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of St. Louis to implement this requirement prospectively

18 in a manner that minimizes disruption to current residents and property owners; and


19 WHEREAS, by limiting the requirement to new service connections, major rehabilitation

20 projects, and water service line replacement, the City of St. Louis balances the goals of

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 1 modernization and fiscal responsibility with the need to avoid undue burden on existing

 2 residents;


 3 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

 4 SECTION ONE. Definitions

 5 For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 6 A. “Water Service Connection”: The physical connection from any water main maintained

 7 by the Water Division to a property, including all associated service lines and

 8 attachments through which water is delivered to a premises.

 9 B. “New Service Connection”: Any water service connection established after the effective

10 date of this Ordinance, including connections serving new construction, newly

11 subdivided parcels, or properties not previously connected to the water system.

12 C. “Water Meter”: A device approved by the Water Division used to measure the volume of

13 water delivered to a property.

14 D. “Water Division”: The City of St. Louis Water Division or its successor agency

15 responsible for operation of the municipal water system.

16 E. “Major Rehabilitation Project”: Any rehabilitation project in which (1) the Plumbing

17 Division requires the replacement of a water service line or (2) when a partial water

18 service line replacement is performed utilizing the service line repair fund otherwise

19 established by ordinance.

20 F. “Plumbing Division”: The Plumbing Section of the City of St. Louis Building Division or

21 its successor agency responsible for issuing plumbing permits.




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 1 SECTION TWO. Requirement for Water Meters on New Service Connections and Major

 2 Rehabilitation Projects.

 3 A. Meter Required. All water furnished by the Water Division through a New Service

 4 Connection or Major Rehabilitation Project shall be measured through a Water Meter

 5 installed in accordance with the standards of the Water Division.

 6 B. Condition of Service. No water service shall be initiated, activated, or provided through

 7 any New Service Connection or Major Rehabilitation Project unless and until an

 8 approved Water Meter has been installed.

 9 C. Separate Meter Requirement. Each New Service Connection or Major Rehabilitation

10 Project shall be served by a separate Water Meter, unless otherwise authorized by the

11 Water Division pursuant to established rules or regulations.

12 D. Meter Ownership and Control. All Water Meters installed pursuant to this Ordinance

13 shall be owned and maintained by the Water Division following installation. The

14 premises owner shall provide access to the Water Division for inspection, maintenance,

15 and replacement of the Water Meter as a condition of the delivery of water to the

16 premises.

17 SECTION 3. Applicability.

18 A. Prospective Application Only. This Ordinance’s requirements shall apply only to New

19 Service Connections and Major Rehabilitation Projects established on or after the

20 effective date of this Ordinance.

21 B. Existing Service Connections. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to require the

22 installation, retrofit, or replacement of Water Meters for any service connection existing

23 before the effective date of this Ordinance, unless such installation is otherwise required
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 1 by this Ordinance or by separate ordinance, regulation, or a property owner’s voluntary

 2 request.

 3 SECTION 4. Installation and Standards.

 4 A. Authority of Water Division. The Water Division shall have authority to:

 5 a. Determine the size, type, and specifications of all Water Meters;

 6 b. Establish standards for installation, inspection, and maintenance;

 7 c. Approve the location of all Water Meters, including placement at or near the

 8 property line where practicable.

 9 B. Installation Responsibility. The cost of installation for Water Meters associated with New

10 Service Connections or Major Rehabilitation Projects shall be borne by the applicant,

11 developer, or property owner, unless otherwise provided by Water Division policy.

12 C. Compliance with Development and Building Permit Approvals. No subdivision plat,

13 building permit, or certificate of occupancy shall be approved for any property requiring

14 a New Service Connection unless the requirements of this Ordinance have been satisfied.

15 SECTION 5. Administration.

16 The Water Division is authorized to establish rules and regulations necessary to implement and

17 enforce the provisions of this Ordinance, including application procedures, inspection

18 requirements, and technical standards.

19 SECTION 6. Enforcement.

20 The Water Division shall deny and withhold water service to any New Service Connection or

21 Major Rehabilitation Project that does not comply with this Ordinance’s requirements.

22 SECTION 7. Severability.



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 1 The Sections of this Ordinance shall be severable. In the event that any Section of this

 2 Ordinance is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unconstitutional, the

 3 remaining Sections of this Ordinance are valid, unless the court finds the valid Sections of this

 4 Ordinance are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon, the void

 5 Section that it cannot be presumed that the Board of Aldermen would have enacted the valid

 6 Sections without the void Sections; or unless the court finds the valid Sections, standing alone,

 7 are incomplete and incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.

 8 SECTION 8. Effective Date.

 9 The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective immediately following the Ordinance’s

10 effective date.




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