Glasgow Water Meter Required ordinance (§ 700.030)
Chapter 700: Water and Sewer · Article II. Water Regulations
In short: Anyone who wants city water must first install an approved water meter in a meter pit on their own property, as close as practicable to the property line and city water main, as the Superintendent of Municipal Services decides. City employees do the taps, but the customer is solely responsible for all meter installation work, including excavation and backfilling.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. Every person, firm or organization desiring to obtain water from the municipal waterworks system of the City of Glasgow, Missouri, shall, before becoming eligible to be a customer of the said municipal waterworks system, install an approved water meter to measure and record the volume of water which is received from such system by the said person, firm, or organization. Such meter shall be installed in a proper meter pit, and shall be located on the property of the customer as close as is practicable to the individual property line and City water main, as determined by the Superintendent of Municipal Services.
B. All water taps shall be performed by employees of the City of Glasgow, Missouri, provided that the person, firm, or organization desiring to become a customer of said municipal waterworks system shall be solely responsible for the performance of all work related to the installation of said water meter, including but not limited to excavation and backfilling.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 700.030
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.