{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-220.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 220.280","heading":"Powers of board limited -- Private connections -- Type of improvements","body":"authorized -- Rights as to public corporations -- Annual audit.  (Effective until\nJuly 1, 2027)\n(1) The powers of the board of directors shall be limited to the construction,\nmaintenance and operation of such works as are necessary to carry out the purposes\nof the district in improvement of sanitation, as set forth in KRS 220.030. The board\nshall not permit house and users' connections at the cost of the district, and every\nconnection shall be made under the supervision of the district. No house or users'\nconnection shall be made unless and until the house or user is provided with an\nadequate water supply.\n(2) In order to effect the proper collection and disposal of sewage and o ther liquid\nwastes produced within the district, to promote the public health, comfort,\nconvenience and welfare, and to accomplish all other purposes of the district, the\nboard may clean out, straighten, alter, deepen or otherwise improve any stream,\nwatercourse or body of water receiving sewage or other liquid wastes and located in\nor out of the district; fill up any abandoned or altered stream, watercourse or body\nof water located in or out of the district; construct and maintain laterals, trunk\nsewers, i ntercepting sewers, siphons, pumping stations, treatment and disposal\nworks and improvements deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of the\ndistrict and construct, preserve, operate or maintain such works in or out of the\ndistrict; construct connections to the works of the district for the delivery thereto of\nsewage and other liquid wastes; incorporate with the works of the district or\notherwise utilize any public sewers, drains or other sewerage improvements either\nwithout modifications or with repairs , modifications or changes deemed necessary;\nconstruct any and all of the works and improvements across or through any public\nor private property in or out of the district; hold, encumber, control, acquire by\ndonation, purchase or condemnation, and constru ct, own, lease, use and sell, any\nreal or personal property, or any easement necessary for rights -of-way or locations\nfor the works and improvements of the district, or for any necessary purpose, or for\nobtaining or storing material to be used in construct ing and maintaining the works\nand improvements.\n(3) KRS 220.010 to 220.540 shall not limit or interfere with the right of public\ncorporations to install, maintain and operate sewerage systems as otherwise\npermitted by law, but the board of directors shall have full power and authority in\nthe construction and maintenance of improvements for the purposes of the district\nto serve the area included within the district, and the board of directors may require\nthe use of the improvements of the district by persons  and public corporations\nincluded within the district and for which the improvements were installed.\n(4) The board of directors shall have an annual audit made by a certified public\naccountant, copies of which shall be filed with the Secretary of State and  with the\ncounty judge/executive of the county or counties in which the sanitation district is\nlocated.\nEffective: October 1, 1942","path":["KRS Chapter 220"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9798","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:32Z","sha256":"fa38a2dadd6cd49776639d28c02f6de7dac532f6b088e83966cc2aa5c09bf0e5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-220.270","next":"us-ky/krs-220.285"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}