Opinion No. (1990)

The Honorable Thomas Macdonnell Representative, District 140 State Capitol Building, Room 134 Jefferson City, MO 65101

Dear Representative Macdonnell:

This opinion is in response to your question asking:

May a city-owned and operated utility take, by power of eminent domain, land in a county other than the county where the city is located to dam up a river to form a water reservoir as a source of water supply for the city?

We understand your question relates to the City of Springfield, a constitutional charter city under Article VI, Section 19 of the Missouri Constitution. Section 82.240, RSMo…