When the Department has extended its water supply or wastewater system up to and is ready to connect with a private water supply or wastewater system or is otherwise preparing to provide water or wastewater service to an area within the County and the Department considers it advisable and proper for the adequate operation of the system under its jurisdiction to take over the water or wastewater system, it may acquire the system by gift, exchange, purchase, or negotiated agreement, except that the Department may not acquire an existing water or wastewater system that is not in conformity with the County's Standard Specifications and Details for Construction or that was constructed in violation of requirements of the Maryland Department of the Environment as to construction specifications or standards or capacity.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, § 25-5-105) (Bill No. 93-97; Bill No. 63-04)