South Carolina § 5-31-440 Condemnation of land for waterworks and to protect watersheds.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-31-440 — Condemnation of land for waterworks and to protect watersheds.

South Carolina § 5-31-440

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 31ELECTRICITY, WATER, NATURAL GAS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-31-440 (2026).

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Any municipal corporation in this State desiring to establish waterworks or to enlarge or extend such works, whether it owns or operates the plant or not, may condemn lands, water rights, and water privileges or any other property, including existing waterworks or pipelines, or any part of them, necessary for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, extending, or operating a waterworks plant for supplying water to the municipal corporation and to its citizens. Proper compensation must be first made to the owners. The condemnation must be made in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Procedure Act (Chapter 2 of Title 28). No municipality shall condemn any waterworks during the life of any franchise, nor when by contract there is any other method of valuation for the purpose of acquisit

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Any municipal corporation in this State desiring to establish waterworks or to enlarge or extend such works, whether it owns or operates the plant or not, may condemn lands, water rights, and water privileges or any other property, including existing waterworks or pipelines, or any part of them, necessary for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, extending, or operating a waterworks plant for supplying water to the municipal corporation and to its citizens. Proper compensation must be first made to the owners. The condemnation must be made in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Procedure Act (Chapter 2 of Title 28). No municipality shall condemn any waterworks during the life of any franchise, nor when by contract there is any other method of valuation for the purpose of acquisition by the municipality upon the expiration of the franchise, except that the condemnation actions may be had during the last year of the term of the franchise to take effect by the transfer of title and possession immediately upon the expiration of such franchise. A municipal corporation may also enter upon and condemn lands and tenements for the purpose of protecting the watersheds from contamination, nuisances, or any condition which may be a menace to the public health, upon proper compensation being first made to the owner.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-222; 1952 Code SECTION 59-222; 1942 Code SECTION 7302; 1932 Code SECTION 7302; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4450; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3027; 1905 (24) 867; 1914 (28) 499; 1916 (29) 941; 1953 (48) 272; 1987 Act No. 173, SECTION 10.