Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-50d, any water company given written notice pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-33l shall have priority to acquire a source, potential source or abandoned source of water over any municipality in which such source is located or the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-33m
(P.A. 85-336, S. 4, 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)