Ind. Code § 36-9-2-14 : LOCAL GOVERNMENT — TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS — GENERAL POWERS CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS —9-2-14 - Waterworks TEXT PDF A unit may regulate the furnishing of water to the public. A unit also may establish, maintain, and operate waterworks. IC 36-9-2-14 Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-1.5-7(i); 18-1-1.5-14(j); 18-4-2-16 part. As added by Acts1980 , P.L. 211, SEC.4.