HB 604 -- Regulation of Sewage Disposal Companies

Sponsor:  Wood

This bill requires residential and commercial septage removal
companies to register with the Department of Natural Resources.
The registration form will require the business to:

(1)  Provide its name, postal and physical address, and telephone
number;

(2)  List all counties where the business operates or intends to
operate.  If the business operates in a county not listed on the
form, it must notify the department within 30 days;

(3)  Provide the name of the owner or a person for the receipt of
a service of process;

(4)  Certify in a signed statement that all information is
correct; and

(5)  Pay a fee established by the department in an amount
sufficient to recover the cost of implementing the registration
program.

Businesses must notify the department of any changes to their
registration information, and registration must be renewed every
four years by paying a renewal fee.

Businesses removing sewage must maintain a record of the removal
and disposal of waste which must, upon request, be made available
to the department, the Department of Health and Senior Services,
and any county health department.  The record must include:

(1)  An estimate of the amount of waste removed;

(2)  The date or dates of removal; and

(3)  The location, date, and time when the waste was discharged,
land-applied, or treated.

Beginning June 1, 2009, the department must annually provide each
county health department with an updated list of registered waste
disposal businesses.  The list may be posted on the Internet and
notice given electronically to the county health departments.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am