Section 15-7-704 – Extension of System and Jurisdiction.
15-7-704. Extension of system and jurisdiction. The corporation constructing the waterworks may extend it beyond the corporate limits of the city or town. For the purpose of maintaining and protecting the system from injury and the water from pollution, the jurisdiction of the city or town extends over the entire territory occupied by the works.
Section 15-7-705 – Right to Purchase.
15-7-705. Right to purchase. The franchise granting the privilege to any corporation to construct and maintain waterworks, shall contain the express condition that the city or town has the right to purchase the waterworks and the franchise with all appurtenances, within twenty (20) years from the date of the franchise, upon reasonable terms agreed upon […]
Section 15-7-706 – Right to Appropriate and Condemn.
15-7-706. Right to appropriate and condemn. The corporation to which the right or franchise is granted may acquire by appropriation all surplus water in any stream, purchase prior water rights and hold and use the water so acquired for the purposes of the corporation. It may also obtain the right-of-way and lands necessary for reservoirs […]
Section 15-7-605 – Purchase Authorized.
15-7-605. Purchase authorized. Any city or town may purchase water from outside its corporate limits upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties.
Section 15-7-606 – Use of Surplus Water Funds.
15-7-606. Use of surplus water funds. Any city or town shall use any surplus funds arising from the sale of water services for the redemption and cancellation of bonds, if any, issued to pay the purchase price of the water or the cost of the construction, extension and enlargement of the system. The city or […]
Section 15-7-701 – Authority to Construct; Rights of Operator; Limitations; Applicability.
15-7-701. Authority to construct; rights of operator; limitations; applicability. (a) The governing body of any city or town may grant the right to construct, maintain and operate a system of waterworks within the corporate limits of the city or town to any corporation organized under the laws of Wyoming for that purpose. Subject to the […]
Section 15-7-603 – Supplying Federal Government Authorized; Existing Contracts Confirmed.
15-7-603. Supplying federal government authorized; existing contracts confirmed. (a) Any city or town may enter into and fully perform contracts with the United States government, or any department or representative thereof, or road construction contractor working under a contract with the state transportation commission or with public utility corporations to supply water for their use […]
Section 15-7-604 – Supplying Railroads Authorized; Ratification of Existing Contracts.
15-7-604. Supplying railroads authorized; ratification of existing contracts. (a) Any city or town may contract to furnish water at and adjacent to the city or town, for a term of years as agreed upon, to: (i) Any railroad company for use in its shops, locomotives and for any other railroad purposes; (ii) Any subsidiary or […]
Section 15-7-507 – Revenues; Deposit in Fund; Uses Thereof.
15-7-507. Revenues; deposit in fund; uses thereof. (a) All revenues derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be set aside as collected and deposited in a special fund to be used only for: (i) Paying the cost of operating and maintaining the system; (ii) Providing an adequate depreciation fund; and (iii) Paying the […]
Section 15-7-508 – Rates; General; Amounts; Special.
15-7-508. Rates; general; amounts; special. (a) Any city or town borrowing money or receiving grants and improving, constructing or acquiring and improving a sewerage system, shall collect a charge from the users of the system at a rate sufficient to: (i) Pay the cost of operating and maintaining the system; (ii) Provide an adequate depreciation […]