Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXI. Public Safety and Morals § 319.031. Sewer system owner duties upon notification of intent to excavate

1. In addition to the other requirements of section 319.030, the response to a notice of intent to excavate received by a sewer system owner, when such owner has underground facilities located in the area of excavation identified in the notice and when the notice indicates that trenchless excavation methods will be used, shall include a determination of whether sewer service connections exist in the area of the excavation.

2. If the sewer system owner determines that sewer service connections exist in the area of the excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate, the owner shall provide his or her best available information, or notice that the information does not exist, regarding the location of such connections to the excavator by any of the following methods:

3. Providing the best available information, or notice that the information does not exist, regarding the location of sewer service connections that exist in the area of excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate shall constitute full compliance with this section, and a sewer system owner shall not be liable to any party for damages or injuries resulting from an excavation if they are in compliance with this section.

4. Providing the best available information regarding the location of sewer service connections that exist in the area of excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate shall not in and of itself constitute ownership, operation, control, or management of sewer service lines by a sewer system owner.