Util­i­ties Department

Knob Noster provides trash, water, and sewer utilities to residents, and those utilities are overseen by the Utility Clerk. The responsibilities of the Utility Clerk are:

• Billing for water consumption, sewer and trash service
• Processes utility payments
• Annual drinking water report
• Process requests for water activation and/or shut off
• Processes Missouri One Call reports
• Initiates work orders for water

Water Billing Codes

WA – Resident Outside City
WB – Resident Inside City
WC – Business Outside City
WD - Business Inside City
WS – Sewer
WSC – Sewer Commercial
TA – Tax
TB – Tax
TC – Tax
TD – Tax
TR – Trash Service
PF1 – MO State Primacy Fee
PF3 – MO State Primacy Fee
LC – Late Charge
USI – User Charge Inside City
USO - User Charge Outside City
MSF – MO State Sewer Fee
SUF – Sewer User Charge

A refundable deposit is required for all water service:

• $75 for Residential
• $100 for Business

Bills are due the 15th of each month. Late fees are applied on the 16th. Service shut off occurs on the 26th.

Section 715.100Actual Rate Structure.[R.O. 2012 §715.100; Ord. No. 681 §IV, 6-3-2003; Ord. No. 908, 12-3-2024]

A. Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on their use of the water system as determined by water meter(s) acceptable to the City.

B. All monthly user charges will be based on monthly water usage.

C. The minimum charge for:

1. City resident customers per month shall be twelve dollars and sixty-five cents ($12.65) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition, each user shall pay a user unit charge of four dollars and fifteen cents ($4.15) per one thousand gallons thereafter.

2. Outside City limits customers per month shall be sixteen dollars and forty-eight cents ($16.48) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition, each user shall pay a user unit charge of seven dollars and ninety-eight cents ($7.98) per one thousand gallons thereafter

D. The user charge rates established in the Article applies to all users of the City's water system.

E. A minimum month charge shall be billed for each dwelling unit including each residence, each unit located in a duplex, occupied mobile home park lot located within a mobile home park, each occupied apartment located within an apartment building, or a residence, and each business.

F. Where a single meter exists for multiple dwelling units or business, a minimum charge shall be billed for each dwelling unit or business occupied and/or in use at the time meters are read each month. All gallons shall be billed in accordance with the applicable rate schedule (residential/non-residential).

Section 710.110 Sewer Unit Rates .
[R.O. 2012 §710.110; Ord. No. 731, 12-6-2005; Ord. No. 783, 6-16-2009; Ord. No. 793, 4-20-2010; Ord. No. 909, 12-3-2024]
A. Business unit rates are hereby established for usage of the City of Knob Noster sewerage system as follows:

B. Residential unit rates are hereby established for usage of the City of Knob Noster sewerage system:

Trash pick up days are Tuesday through Friday. You may call City Hall to find out which day your part of town is serviced.

If you need a replacement trash container please call - GFL at 816-380-5595

The "Missouri primacy fee" (PF1) is an annual user fee paid by customers of public water systems to Missouri to support the state's efforts in ensuring safe drinking water. This fee helps fund the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) activities related to maintaining and implementing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. It is collected by public water systems and remitted to the DNR.

Missouri Revised Statutes, section 640.100.8, RSMo, gives the Department of Natural Resources the authority to conduct a comprehensive review of the primacy fee, with stakeholder input, to develop proposed changes to the fee structure. In 2020, the Department proposed an amendment to change the primacy fee structure, with stakeholder agreement and approval from the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Commission. The fee structure change was needed to support the Department's growing primacy responsibilities. The amendments to the primacy fee structure became effective Jan. 1, 2022, and are available on the Department's Public Drinking Water Fee Structure webpage.

In Missouri, sewer connection fees (MSF) are charged by municipalities to connect properties to the public sewer system, and these fees are typically based on the size of the water meter or the type of connection (residential, commercial, industrial). Additionally, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) charges a sewer connection fee to support its efforts in protecting the state's natural resources.

All persons who build, erect, alter, replace, operate, use or maintain wastewater treatment facilities shall pay the appropriate fee as designated in RSMo 644.052 and 644.053. Fee types include operating, general permit, construction permit, permit modification and variance fees. For additional information please refer to 10 CSR 20-6.011, Fees and RSMo 644.052 and 644.053. The fee amounts discussed herein became effective Jan. 1, 2015.

The City of Knob Noster charges a Missouri DNR Primacy Fee and a DNR Sewer Connection Fee. The sewer connection fee is based on the size of the water meter connection and is submitted to the state DNR.

If unable to make payment during City Hall's hours of operation, you may put the payment in the drop box. This drive-up drop box is located in the City Hall parking lot and is painted blue or set up your account at the top of this page.