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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 74.010 (2026)

Creation of a water district

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Subject to the provisions of KRS 74.012 a fiscal court may create a water district in accordance with the procedures of KRS 65.810. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 179, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 2; and ch. 239, sec. 20. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 938g-1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1951–1995 · leading case: Grubb v. Wurtland Water Dist., 384 S.W.2d 321 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).
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Grubb v. Wurtland Water Dist., 384 S.W.2d 321 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 3× “This is an action brought in the Greenup Circuit Court to declare void a judgment of the Greenup County Court establishing a water district under KRS 74.010 and to enjoin its commissioners from exercising the functions of their office.”
City of Cold Spring v. Campbell Cnty. Water Dist., 334 S.W.2d 269 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 2× “Some of the pertinent statutes are: KRS 74.010 which sets out procedure for the creation of a water district and requires that the petition to the county court describe the territory intended to be included in it.”
Davis v. Powell's Valley Water Dist., 920 S.W.2d 75 (Ky. Ct. App. 1995). “810,” which in turn establishes the method for creating a nontaxing special district. Then, the term “special district” is defined in KRS 65.”
Bd. of Com'rs v. Yunker, 239 S.W.2d 984 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “KRS 74.010(1) provides: “Any county court, upon petition of seventy-five resident freeholders of the proposed district, may establish a' water district and appoint water commissioners for the purpose of furnishing a water supply to the citizens of the county.”
Middletown Water Dist. v. Tucker, 284 S.W.2d 666 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 2× “It was created by authority of KRS 74.010, and has been in existence and operation since about 1938.”
Fraley v. Beaver-Elkhorn Water Dist., 257 S.W.2d 536 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “KRS 74.010. The district has power to acquire a water system, levying assessments on the benefitted property in the district for the cost thereof, and to charge rates for water service to the users of the system.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 74.010(1) — 1 case
Bd. of Com'rs v. Yunker, 239 S.W.2d 984 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “KRS 74.010(1) provides: “Any county court, upon petition of seventy-five resident freeholders of the proposed district, may establish a' water district and appoint water commissioners for the purpose of furnishing a water supply to the citizens of the county.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 74.010(2) — 1 case
Middletown Water Dist. v. Tucker, 284 S.W.2d 666 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “It was created by authority of KRS 74.010, and has been in existence and operation since about 1938.”
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