§ 3-53-1 — Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns

A municipality may: A. deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses; B. cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals; C. drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances; D. construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and E. regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 14-54-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.