ᐅ New Construction – Neighbor Denies Access to Drinking Water

Hello,
I am new here and have a question.
My partner and I are currently building a house, which is located at the north end of the property with access to the street.
On the opposite side of the street, there is a pasture, and the owner of that property is refusing us access to the drinking water connection (no permission to dig).
Is he allowed to do that!
There is a second connection on the south side of the property, but we would have to lay the supply line about 50m (55 yards) across the property.

I would objectively ask the local water utility (water supplier) in your municipality. They know best.

Once again: I’m only reading now that this concerns his own drinking water connection. He paid for it, so why should he be allowed to have it "tapped" by you?
Where is the main water line located? I understood that the main line is on his property, and he just doesn’t like the digging.

No, it is indeed the main line. He just doesn’t want any digging to be done there.

His legal right. You will probably have to dig the 50 m (55 yards) or bribe your neighbor.
That’s just my layman’s opinion.

According to the local authority, we had to build on the north side facing the street because all new utility connections are located there. We would have preferred to build on the south half, where there is still an older water connection, but we were not allowed to.

As mentioned, the pipeline was newly installed a few years ago. How does it work in cases where
a: the property was purchased before the pipeline installation
b: the property was purchased after the pipeline installation