The village may acquire, purchase, erect, and maintain the reservoirs, canals, aqueducts, sluices, buildings, engines, water wheels, pumps, hydraulic machines, distributing pipes, and other apparatus, appurtenances, and machinery, and may acquire, purchase, appropriate, and own such grounds, real estate, rights, and privileges that are necessary and proper for securing, constructing, rebuilding, repairing, extending, and maintenance of those water works or filtration plants.
MCL 71.2