Other sources of water supply

(1) A local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government, by public notice, declare any lake, stream, spring, well, tank or other source of water-supply, whether within or outside the limits of its local area, other than a source under the control of the Government, the water from which is used for domestic purposes by the public in the local areas, to be a source of public water supply for such purposes and every such source shall thereafter vest in and be under the control of the local authority to the extent necessary for such purposes. (2) A local authority may, within the written consent of the owner, take over the control and administration of any masonry well, tank or reservoir and reserve it for public water supply; thereafter, it shall be the responsibility of the local authority to keep the source free from pollution and in a clean and good condition.