10459 New Water Supply - the law?

Does anyone have a link or details of the law here in Italy when it comes to the connection of water to a property.
Friends of mine are restoring a farmhouse that previously used a well as its sole source of water. In the road nearest the property is a private water suply (to which all the nearby houses are connected).
As I understand it the law provides that all houses have a right to connect to an available water suply (subject to appropriate charges of course), but after a lot of circular debate the president of the said water co-op is refusing to alow a connection.
So on behalf of my friends, along with their builder and geometra I am going to meet the mayor on Saturday to see what influence he can bring to bear. It would be handy if I could mention what the law does actually say?

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Cost of living - Utility Services

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 09:01

This might help to further your research. (I don't know if it will, but the legge 5-1-1994 n.36 is what I think you have in mind, and this page is even from Piemonte).

[url=http://www.ato1acquepiemonte.it/presentazione.htm]Documento senza titolo[/url]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:00

I'm quite surprised at the need for change we have a cartesian well and it works very well provided you don't extract too much water and it has not run dry yet - plus once you've got it it costs nothing!