Section 324(1)(n) in Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964
(n)for conserving and preventing injury to sources and means of water supply and appliances for the distribution of water whether within or without the limits of the [municipal area] [Substituted by Act 36 of 1994 w.e.f. 1-6.1994.]; and regulating all matters and things connected with the supply and use of water and the turning on or turning off and preventing the waste of water, and the construction, maintenance and control of municipal water works and of pipes and fittings in connection therewith, whether the property of the municipal council or not;