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Thence westerly, northerly and easterly along the funds required to effectuate any purchase of waterworks southern, western and northern property lines of Map facilities as aforesaid; 81, Plot 20 to the west side line of Great Neck Road (b)May take by eminent domain under the provisions South; of chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General Thence northerly along the west side line of Great Neck Laws, or acquire, by lease, purchase, gift, or otherwise, Road South to the southern property line of Map 74, and hold,the waters, or any portion thereof,of any pond, Plot 13; spring or stream,or of any groundwater sources of supply Thence northwesterly along the southern property line by means of driven, artesian or other wells, within the of Map 74, Plot 13 to Falmouth Road-(State Route 28); territorial limits of the town of Mashpee, or towns ad- Thence northeasterly along the southeast side line of joining thereto,not already appropriated for the purposes Falmouth Road to the Mashpee River; of a public water supply by another governmental body, Thence southerly along the Mashpee River to a point and the water and flowage rights connected with any such in Popponesset Bay at the Barnstable Town Line just water sources; may take as aforesaid, or acquire by pur- north of Gooseberry Island; chase or otherwise, and hold, all lands,rights of way and other easements necessary for collecting, storing,holding, And also excluding those parcels of land shown on the purifying and preserving the purity of the water and for 1985 Mashpee Assessors'Maps as Map 74, Plots 19A, conveying the same to any part of the District; provid- 19B, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, Map 73, Plots 8, 9 and 10, ed,that no source of water supply or lands necessary for and Map 67, Plot 38; preserving the quality of such water shall be so taken or on the effective date of this act, shall constitute a water used without first obtaining the advice and approval of district and are hereby made a body coprorate by the the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering name of the Mashpee Water District, hereinafter called or any successor State agency, and that the location and the District, for the purpose of supplying themselves and arrangement of all dams,reservoirs, springs, wells,pump- others, for fair consideration, with water for the ex- ing, purification and filtration plants and such other tinguishment of fires and for domestic and other pur- works as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions poses, with the power to lay water mains, establish a of this act shall be subject to the approval of said water distribution system, establish fountains and Department; j hydrants and to relocate and discontinue the same, (c)May construct and maintain on the lands acquired regulate the use of such water and fix and collect rates and held under this act,proper dams, wells, springs, reser- to be paid therefor, construct and finance such water voirs, standpipes,tanks, pumping plants, buildings, fix- treatment works and facilities as may be necessary to tures and other structures, including the establishment deliver pure, healthful drinking water, assess and raise and maintenance of complete and effective water works; taxes as provided hereinafter for the payment of such and for that purpose may construct pipe lines, wells and services and for defraying the necessary expenses of car- reservoirs, may establish pumping works, and may con- rying on the business of the District, subject to all general struct, lay, acquire and maintain aqueducts, conduits, laws now or hereafter in force relating to such districts, pipes and other works under or over any land, water except as otherwise provided herein. For these purposes, courses,railroads,railways,and public or other ways and the District may seek, obtain and accept any available along such ways,in said town, in such manner as not un- capital and operating funds from the Commonwealth or necessarily to obstruct the same; the Federal Government or any authority or entity created by either of said governments and accept any donation (d)May, for the purpose of constructing,laying,main- or gift of capital, operating funds, land, easements, main- taining, operating and repairing such aqueducts, con- duits, pipes and other works, and for all other purposes equipment or facilities from private sources. The District of this actdig up or raise and embark any such lands , , shall have power to prosecute and defend all actions i relating to its property and affairs. highways or other ways in such manner as to cause the SECTION 2. For the aforesaid purposes the District, least hindrance to public travel on such ways; provided, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, that the manner in which all things are done upon any hereinafter provided for: such way shall be subject to the direction of the ap- (a)May contract with any municipality, acting through propriate governmental agency of the respective towns its which such lands, highways or other ways are located; water department, or with any water company, or with aand provided, further, that the District shall not enter any water district, for the purchase or sale of whatever water and/or waterworks facilities which may be re- upon,or construct or lay any conduit, pipe or other works within the location of any railroad corporation except at quired, authority to furnish or purchase the same being such time and in such manner as it may agree upon with hereby granted, and may enter into such other contracts as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, such corporation or, in case of failure to so agree,as may a y necessarybe approved by the Department of Public Utilities; subject to District meeting appropriation of an i - 33 -