KRS 106.010: Authority of water districts and cities of the home rule class to acquire and

operate waterworks.

Any water district created pursuant to KRS Chapter 74 or any city of the home rule class

may, by purchase or by condemnation, acquire, establish, erect , maintain and operate

waterworks, together with extensions and necessary appurtenances thereto, and including

both real or personal property within or without the corporate limits of the said water

district or city, for the purpose of supplying the water district or the city and its

inhabitants thereof with water.