Water Distribution Benefits
Water distribution to all residents is included in each resident’s annual assessment.
Key Benefits:
- No monthly meter reading or water bill
- All reasonable use permitted
- Monthly testing for quality; Missouri DNR monitored
Water is distributed to lot owners through the water system serving Osage Highlands subdivision. The system consists of the well, the well pumping equipment, well house, pressure tank (all on Lot 71) and the distribution system of over 14,000 feet of water lines and associated valves located within the roads or easement thereto.
The well pump has a capacity of 100 gallons per minute and is set at 320 feet. The pressure tank has a capacity of 5,000 gallons; it has a diameter of 6 feet and a height of 24 feet; Final approval of the completed well and water distribution system was issued by the Department of Natural Resources, State of Missouri, on May 18, 1979.
Each lot owner, upon the purchase of a lot is conveyed a 1/131st interest in the water system and well lot No. 71, which interest will be owned in common with the other lot owners in the subdivision. Assessments for maintenance and operation of the water system are levied against each lot each year and is due and payable by the date of the annual meeting of the Association.
“Hookup fees” are levied separately and are due and payable when presented to the homeowner.
Osage Highlands 2023 Water Quality Report