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76.325 Powers of commission.

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76.325 Powers of commission. The powers of the commission shall be: <br>(1) To construct, operate and maintain a sewerage and/or drainage system and sewers and drains within the boundaries of the sewer construction district, or to contract <br>with a metropolitan sewer district for such construction, operation and/or <br>maintenance; (2) To provide for disposition of the sewage and/or drainage, and for treatment of sewage, either through its own facilities or by contract with the metropolitan sewer <br>district; (3) To clean out, straighten, alter, deepen, fill up or otherwise improve any stream, watercourse receiving sewage, liquid wastes or drainage, located in or out of the <br>district; (4) To construct, operate and maintain trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, laterals, siphons, pumping stations, sewage treatment and disposal works necessary for the <br>purposes of the district, through its own facilities or by contract with the <br>metropolitan sewer district; (5) To hold, control, acquire by purchase, donation or condemnation any real or personal property necessary for location, construction, operation or maintenance of <br>its works and improvements and easements for rights of way; (6) Upon completion of construction of any integral part of the sewer or drainage system, to contract for the operation and maintenance of its works and <br>improvements or easements for rights of way; (7) Upon completion of construction of any integral part of the sewer or drainage system, to contract for the operation and maintenance of, and extensions to, such <br>part of the system, with the metropolitan sewer district on a service basis for the <br>users, or, with the approval of the court, to have the territory in such part of the <br>sewer construction district incorporated into the metropolitan sewer district for <br>service as provided to other property within said metropolitan sewer district. Effective: June 19, 1952 <br>History: Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 8, effective June 19, 1952.