Title 36, Chapter 34, Section 5
( 36-34-5)
In addition to the other powers which it may have, any municipal
corporation shall have the power under this chapter: (1) To acquire by gift, by purchase, or by the exercise of the
right of eminent domain, to construct, to reconstruct, to improve,
to better, and to extend any water system or sewage system, or
both, within the municipal corporation; (2) To acquire by gift, by purchase, or by the exercise of the
right of eminent domain any lands, easements, rights in lands, and
water rights in connection therewith; (3) To operate and maintain any such systems for its own use and
for public and private persons within the territorial boundaries
of the municipal corporation who use the system or to whom the
system is made available at the property owned by such persons;
and (4) To prescribe, revise, and collect rates, fees, tolls, or
charges for the services, facilities, or commodities furnished to
persons or users or made available by such systems to the property
owner at such owner's property. When services are available but
not used, the maximum rates, fees, tolls, or other charges imposed
shall not exceed the minimum charge or fee imposed on a user of
such system. |