(a) The Commission shall develop surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for water supply and sanitary sewer systems in the portions of the sanitary district that the Commission considers necessary. (b) The Commission shall divide the sanitary district into water or sanitary sewer districts that in the Commission’s judgment: (1) best serve the needs of the communities in the […]
(a) A privately owned or municipally owned water supply or sanitary sewer system or part of a system, water main, sewer, water purification or sewage disposal plant, or connection with these facilities may not be constructed or installed, except as provided in this section. (b) A municipality or the property owners or residents of a locality in […]
(a) The Commission may purchase a municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system if the Commission: (1) extends its general water supply or sewer system to the municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system and is ready to connect with the system; or (2) considers the purchase to be expedient, advisable, and proper for […]
(a) If a privately owned water or sewer system is the subject of a condemnation proceeding under this division, a jury in the proceeding shall determine the fair market value as provided for in § 12–105(b) of the Real Property Article. (b) (1) If the Commission condemns a privately owned system, the Commission shall take the system free […]
(a) After the payment for the acquisition is made to the court or to the municipality: (1) the Commission may take possession of, maintain, and operate a municipally owned water or sewer system; and (2) all properties along the line of any water main or sewer of the municipal system shall stand in the same relation, bear the […]