In order to prevent waste and to conserve the supply of water, a municipality which owns and operates a water utility, or has granted a franchise for the operation of a public water system, may by ordinance regulate and restrict the use of water.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-54-2, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters § 3; Waterworks and Water Companies §§ 3, 69, 70.
Water supply, ordinance for protection of, 72 A.L.R. 673.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 280.