24 V.S.A. § 3605: Entry on lands

A municipal corporation, for the purposes enumerated in section 3604 of this chapter, may:

(1) enter upon and use any land and enclosures over or through which it may be necessary for pipes, stormwater management systems, and sewer to pass;

(2) at any time, place, lay, and construct any pipes and sewers, appurtenances, and connections as may be necessary for the complete construction and repairing of the system; and

(3) open the ground in any streets, lanes, avenues, highways, and public grounds for the purposes described in this section, provided that the streets, lanes, avenues, highways, and public grounds shall not be injured but shall be left in as good condition as before the laying of the pipes, stormwater management systems, and sewers.