New Jersey Statutes 48:14-19. Supplying water for domestic uses prohibited; diversion by municipality
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:14-19
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
No steam and water power company organized under the laws of this State shall supply any municipality or the public with water for potable or other domestic uses.
Nothing in this article shall impair the right or privilege of any municipality to take from the rivers and streams wholly in this State, or between this and any other State, the potable waters thereof for public purposes.
No such company shall be entitled to damages or compensation for the diversion of the waters of any such river or stream or tributaries thereof for the water supply of any municipality.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 173.