Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 24132. Acquisition of property for waterworks

Any city shall have power and authority to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or the exercise of the power of eminent domain any property, whether situate within or without the corporate limits of such city, and to erect or construct thereon waterworks for the purpose of using, purchasing, selling, disposing, and supplying water both within and without its corporate limits.  Any such city shall have power to lay its water mains and pipes over or under any creek, stream, river, bridge, highway, railroad or railway.