Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-37-208
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Construction of lines through private property -
Official statutory text
Condemnation.
No sewer or water line shall run diagonally through private
property when it is practicable, without injury to the sewer or
water line, to construct it parallel with one of the exterior lines
of such property; nor shall any public sewer or public water line be
constructed through private property when it is practicable to
construct it along or through a street, alley or other public
highway. The municipal governing body shall have the power to
condemn private property for public use, occupation or possession in
the construction and repair of public and district sewers and water
distribution lines, in the same manner as other property is
condemned within the municipality for public uses.
No sewer or water line shall run diagonally through private
property when it is practicable, without injury to the sewer or
water line, to construct it parallel with one of the exterior lines
of such property; nor shall any public sewer or public water line be
constructed through private property when it is practicable to
construct it along or through a street, alley or other public
highway. The municipal governing body shall have the power to
condemn private property for public use, occupation or possession in
the construction and repair of public and district sewers and water
distribution lines, in the same manner as other property is
condemned within the municipality for public uses.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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