Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-37-102
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General powers as to waterworks and water supply
Official statutory text
The municipal governing body may purchase, erect, lease, rent,
manage, and maintain any system or part of a system of waterworks
and water supply. It may establish and alter the channels of
watercourses and may establish and regulate wells, cisterns,
aqueducts, and reservoirs of water. The governing body may pass all
ordinances, penal or otherwise, that are necessary and proper for
the full protection, maintenance, management, and control of said
facilities, may make provisions for taxes for these purposes, and
may do all things necessary and proper in its discretion to exercise
the powers authorized by the Constitution and laws of this state and
to further the ability of the municipality to provide water
supplies, services, and facilities.
manage, and maintain any system or part of a system of waterworks
and water supply. It may establish and alter the channels of
watercourses and may establish and regulate wells, cisterns,
aqueducts, and reservoirs of water. The governing body may pass all
ordinances, penal or otherwise, that are necessary and proper for
the full protection, maintenance, management, and control of said
facilities, may make provisions for taxes for these purposes, and
may do all things necessary and proper in its discretion to exercise
the powers authorized by the Constitution and laws of this state and
to further the ability of the municipality to provide water
supplies, services, and facilities.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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