The bill proposes the repeal of section 640.144 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and enacts a new section that mandates community water systems to implement comprehensive inspection programs for valves and hydrants. The valve inspection program requires inspections every ten years, scheduled repairs or replacements for broken valves, and the identification of shut-off valve locations using geographic information systems or alternative mapping methods within five years of August 28, 2020. Similarly, the hydrant inspection program mandates scheduled testing, repairs, and flushing of hydrants, along with maintaining inspection records for six years and mapping hydrant locations within the same five-year timeframe. Additionally, the bill specifies that the new provisions will not apply to state parks, cities with populations exceeding thirty thousand, certain counties with charter forms of government, or public service commission-regulated utilities with more than thirty thousand customers. This change broadens the scope of exemptions from the inspection requirements compared to the previous law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (6200H.01): 640.144