$75 deposit required to check out meter for summer

The City of Cassville is renewing a service to more accurately bill sanitary sewer usage for residents with substantial outdoor water usage.

Residents may check out a separate water meter to attach to a hose bib or yard hydrant to record water use that does not enter the sanitary sewer system. These meters are useful for filling or maintaining an above ground swimming pool or irrigating a garden.

Readings from the garden meter are used to offset the sewer usage from the home’s domestic meter so residents won’t pay extra for outdoor water usage. There is a $75 deposit to check out a garden/pool meter, and credit for sewer is issued when the meter is returned to City Hall.

Residents with in-ground pools or permanent irrigation systems are advised to install a separate permanent water meter.

Note that buried irrigation systems are required to include a backflow device to protect the drinking water system from contamination.

For more information on garden meters, people may contact City Hall at 417-847-4441.