Section 45-48-5. – Exclusive authority for water distribution — Rates — Contracts.
§ 45-48-5. Exclusive authority for water distribution — Rates — Contracts. (a) The district is authorized to obtain and maintain for the district a supply of water for the extinguishing of fire and for distribution to the inhabitants of the district, for domestic use and for other purposes, and may obtain that water by the […]
Section 45-48-6. – Water shut off for nonpayment of charges.
§ 45-48-6. Water shut off for nonpayment of charges. In the case of nonpayment of any water rates, charges, and penalties established and required to be paid to the district for water supplied or used by the owner, tenant, or occupant of any house, building, tenement, or estate, the district is authorized by its agents […]
Section 45-48-7. – Public hydrants — Taking of private property.
§ 45-48-7. Public hydrants — Taking of private property. (a) The district may establish public hydrants in public places as it may see fit and prescribe for what purposes the public hydrants are used, all of which it may change in its discretion. (b) For the purpose of this chapter the district has and enjoys […]
Section 45-48-8. – Acquisition of land and rights of way.
§ 45-48-8. Acquisition of land and rights of way. The district may acquire by agreement, purchase, or condemnation any land and rights of way that may be necessary for the purposes of the district. Whenever the district desires to take any land by condemnation, it shall file with the town clerk a description, plan, and […]