Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXV. Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers § 393.015. Sewer company may contract with water company to terminate water services for nonpayment of sewer bill--procedure--immunity--costs, reimbursement

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any sewer corporation, municipality or sewer district established under the provisions of chapter 249 or 250, or sections 204.250 to 204.470, or any sewer district created and organized pursuant to constitutional authority may contract with any water corporation, any municipality providing water, or any water districts established under chapter 247, which for purposes of this section shall collectively be designated as a water provider, to terminate water services to any customer premises for nonpayment of a sewer bill. No such termination of water service may occur until thirty days after the sewer corporation, municipality or statutory sewer district or sewer district created and organized pursuant to constitutional authority sends a written notice to the customer, except that if the water provider is performing a combined water and sewer billing service for the sewer corporation, municipality or sewer district, no additional notice or any additional waiting period shall be required other than the notice and waiting period already used by the water provider to disconnect water service for nonpayment of the water bill. Acting pursuant to a contract, the water provider shall discontinue water service until such time as the sewer charges and all related costs of termination and reestablishment of sewer and water services are paid by the customer.

2. A water provider acting pursuant to a contract with a sewer corporation, municipality or sewer district as provided in subsection 1 of this section shall not be liable for damages related to termination of water services unless such damage is caused by the negligence of such water provider, in which case the water provider shall be indemnified by the sewer corporation, municipality or sewer district. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all costs related to the termination and reestablishment of services by the water provider shall be reimbursed by the sewer corporation, municipality, sewer district or sewer district created and organized pursuant to constitutional authority.