Section 144

Whenever it is necessary so to do for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or upgrading any water supply system, sewerage system or any part of the systems, the licensee or any person authorized by the licensee in that behalf may at all reasonable times enter upon any land on, under or over which pipe, channel, conduit or similar structure, sewer, manhole, chamber, fixture or any other equipment forming part of a water supply system or sewerage system has been installed, and may carry out all necessary repairs, and may, in the course thereof, fell or lop trees, remove vegetation and do all other things necessary to the purpose, causing as little damage as possible and paying full compensation in accordance with section 146 to all persons interested for any damage that may be caused thereby for which compensation has not already been assessed under section 141.