City of Virginia Beach v. Board of Supervisors of Mecklenburg County

In this case involving a proposed water supply system for the City of Virginia Beach, we decide whether Code § 15.1-875 requires *235county consent before the City may exercise its contractual right to use water stored in a reservoir located partially in Mecklenburg and Halifax Counties.

Code § 15.1-875 provides in pertinent part:

A municipal corporation may provide and operate within or without the municipal corporation water supplies and water production, preparation, distribution and transmission! systems, facilities and appurtenances for the purpose of furnishing water for the use of the…