The water system constructed or otherwise acquired by the city to supply culinary water is the property of the city and shall be under the sole and exclusive control and jurisdiction of the city. The water superintendent may, and at the direction of the city council shall, make alterations and repairs to the culinary water system. The city council may from time to time by resolution make such rules and regulations as the council deems necessary or desirable for the operation and control of the culinary water system. The city may enter into contracts with other governmental entities and/or wholesale water delivery providers for the purchase of water for the city's culinary water system. The city may contract with other political subdivisions or entities to manage and operate the city's water system. The city may acquire water rights and/or water shares, etc., as it deems appropriate or desirable. (1994 Code)