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9 DE Code § 6519. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 65. Sanitary and Water Districts|§ 6519. Definitions; voters.

§ 6519. Definitions; voters. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, for the purposes of this chapter the terms “voter,” “voters,” “legal voters,” and “elector” shall be deemed to include all the following persons:  (1) Persons whose principal place of abode has been within the proposed sanitary and water district for at least 6 months immediately preceding the date of the election or the date of the petition, whichever is applicable; (2) Persons who own real estate in the proposed sanitary and water district on the date of the election or the date of the petition, whichever is applicable, regardless of where they reside, unless such real estate is subject to a lease described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section; (3) Corporations which own real estate in the proposed sanitary and water district on the date of the election or the date of the petition, whichever is applicable, unless such real estate is subject to a lease described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section; and (4) Each leaseholder holding land under a valid lease in which the original term is specified at not less than 10 years and whose lease is recorded in the office of Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and who has erected upon his or her leasehold an improvement having an assessed valuation of at least $1,000 on the date of the election or the date of the petition, whichever is applicable, but in no case shall there be more than 1 vote per lease. (b) No person or corporation shall be entitled to more than 1 vote in any election. (c) Jointly or severally owned real estate shall be entitled to only 1 vote. (d) The president or vice-president of a corporation shall exercise the vote on behalf of the corporation, provided that such president or vice-president exhibits a notarized resolution of the corporation authorizing him or her to cast such vote. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6519;  57 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 6520. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 65. Sanitary and Water Districts|§ 6520. County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants.

§ 6520. County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants. (a) The county government may appoint a County Engineer for such term, and at such compensation as it deems proper. The County Engineer shall be responsible for and have general supervision over all public engineering work in the County including, but not limiting the generality of the foregoing, the construction of water production and distribution facilities and the construction of sanitary sewers, trunk lines, sewerage disposal plants, sanitary sewer systems in general and maintenance thereof, drainage, construction, lighting service, and other projects of a public nature. (b) The county government may employ, for such periods and for such compensation as it deems proper, such draftsmen, rodmen, and assistants as, in its opinion, are necessary to carry on the public work specified in subsection (a) of this section. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6601;  55 Del. Laws, c. 245;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  9A;
9 DE Code § 6521. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 65. Sanitary and Water Districts|§ 6521. Location of sewage treatment plants and other sewage disposal facilities.

§ 6521. Location of sewage treatment plants and other sewage disposal facilities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, sewage treatment plants and other sewage or water facilities may be located outside, in part or in whole, the sewer or water district which they intended to serve. (b) It shall be permissible to transfer sewage or water from 1 sewer or water district to another sewer or water district for the purposes of treatment and disposal of the sewage, or for providing water. 67 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 369, §  1;
9 DE Code § 6701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6701. Definitions.

§ 6701. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (1) “County” means Sussex County. (2) “Revenue bonds” means bonds to the payment of which all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of any water or sewerage system are pledged in accordance with this chapter. (3) “Service charges” means rents, rates, fees or other charges charged or collected under § 6709 of this title. (4) “Sewerage system” means the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by the County for the collection, treatment, purification or disposal in a sanitary manner of any sewage, liquid or solid wastes, night soil or industrial wastes, garbage and storm water, including sewers, conduits, pipelines, mains, pumping and ventilating stations, sewage treatment or disposal system, plants and works, connections and outfalls, and other plants, structures, boats, conveyances, and other real and personal property, and rights therein, appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for such purposes. (5) “Water system” means all real and personal property necessary or useful in the collection, acquisition, treatment, purification, and distribution of water, together with any principal or ancillary rights appurtenant thereto.9 Del. C. 1953, §  6701;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263.;
9 DE Code § 6703. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6703. Sewerage and water system within city or town.

§ 6703. Sewerage and water system within city or town. No sewerage or water system, or any part thereof, shall be constructed or maintained within the boundaries of any city or town situated in the County without the consent of such city or town, except that transmission lines or mains may be constructed or maintained without consent. The consent shall be given only by an ordinance adopted by the council or other governing body of the city or town in question, but once given shall be irrevocable. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6703;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263.;
9 DE Code § 6705. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6705. Authorized signatures on bonds; validity of issuance.

§ 6705. Authorized signatures on bonds; validity of issuance. (a) Bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon have ceased to be officers of the County. (b) The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on nor affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the planning, acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the sewerage or water system for which the bonds are issued. The ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this chapter, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6705;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  66 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  7;
9 DE Code § 6706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6706. Payment of bonds, faith and credit of County; tax levy.

§ 6706. Payment of bonds, faith and credit of County; tax levy. The full faith and credit of the County may be pledged to the payment of any bonds issued by the County under this chapter. The county government may annually appropriate to the payment of bonds issued under this chapter and the interest thereon the amounts required to pay such bonds and interest as the same becomes due and payable. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the county government may levy an ad valorem tax, without limitations as to rate or amount, upon all property taxable by the County to raise the moneys necessary to meet any such appropriation. Section 6111 of this title is hereby repealed to the extent said section is inconsistent with this chapter. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6706;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  8;
9 DE Code § 6707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6707. Authorization of covenants in bonds.

§ 6707. Authorization of covenants in bonds. (a) In the event that the County issues revenue bonds, the ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds may contain covenants as to:  (1) The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of the bonds may be applied and the use and disposition thereof; (2) The use and disposition of the revenue of the sewerage or water systems, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of such bonds, including the creation and maintenance of reserves; (3) The issuance of other or additional bonds payable from the revenues of such sewerage or water systems; (4) The operation and maintenance of such sewerage or water systems; (5) The insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance moneys; (6) Books of account and the inspection and audit thereof; and (7) The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the bonds, or any proportion of them, or any trustee therefor, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver by the appropriate court, which court shall have jurisdiction in such proceedings, and which receiver may enter and take possession of the sewerage or water systems, operate and maintain them, prescribe service charges therefor, and collect, receive and apply all revenue thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the County itself might do. (b) The provisions of this chapter and any such ordinances or resolutions shall be a contract with the holder of the bonds, and the duties of the County and of the county government and officers under this chapter, and any such ordinances or resolutions shall be enforceable by any bondholder by mandamus or other appropriate suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6707;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 320, §§  9, 10;
9 DE Code § 6708. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6708. Service charges; amount and application; repayment for borrowed funds.

§ 6708. Service charges; amount and application; repayment for borrowed funds. (a) If the County issues bonds under this chapter, the county government shall prescribe and collect reasonable service charges for the services and facilities rendered or afforded by the sewerage or water systems, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of such bonds, and shall revise such service charges from time to time whenever necessary. (b) The service charges prescribed shall be such as will procure revenue at least sufficient to:  (1) Pay when due all bonds and interest thereon, for the payment of which such revenue is or shall have been pledged, charged or otherwise encumbered, including reserves therefor; and (2) Provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of such sewerage or water systems, including reserves therefor. (c) The service charges when collected shall be applied to the payment of the bonds and interest and to the expenses of such operation and maintenance in accordance with the ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds. (d) The County may borrow funds up to $1,000,000 to pay as due the necessary expenses of the operation and maintenance of any sewer or water system to be repaid from sums received for service charges of each respective sewer or water district. Section 6102 of this title is not applicable to this chapter. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6708;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;  63 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  11;
9 DE Code § 6709. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6709. Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates.

§ 6709. Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates. (a) The county government may charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this chapter sometimes referred to as “service charges”) for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, any sewerage or water system. Such service charges may be charged to and collected from any person contracting for such connection or use or service, or from the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any real property which directly or indirectly is or has been connected with a sewerage or water system, or from or on which originates or has originated sewerage which directly or indirectly has entered or may enter into a sewerage system, or into which water from a water system may enter directly or indirectly, and the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such service charges to the County at the time when, and place where, the county government by ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation determines that such charges are due and payable. (b) Such service charges shall, as near as the county government deems practicable and equitable, be uniform throughout the area served by the sewerage or water system, and may be based or computed either on the consumption of water on or in connection with the real property, making due allowance for commercial use of water, or on the number and kind of water outlets on or in connection with the real property, or on the number and kind of plumbing or sewerage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with the real property, or on the number of persons residing or working on or otherwise connected or identified with the real property or on a front footage basis, or on other factors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the sewerage or water system, or on any combination of any such factors. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6709;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  12;
9 DE Code § 6710. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6710. Penalties for failure to pay charges.

§ 6710. Penalties for failure to pay charges. (a) In the event that a service charge with regard to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, interest shall accrue and be due to the County on the unpaid balance at the rate of 1 percent per month until the service charge, and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the County. (b) In the event that any service charge with respect to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, the county government may, in its discretion, enter upon such parcel and cause the connection thereof leading directly or indirectly to the sewerage or water system to be cut and shut off until the service charge and any subsequent service charges with regard to such parcel and all interest accrued thereon are fully paid. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6710;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;
9 DE Code § 6711. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6711. Lien of service charges on real estate.

§ 6711. Lien of service charges on real estate. (a) In the event that any service charge is not paid when due, the unpaid balance and any interest accrued shall be a lien on the parcel of real property with regard to which the service charge was made. The lien shall be superior and paramount to the interest in such parcel of any owner, lessee, tenant, mortgagee or other person, except the lien of taxes. (b) If any service charge or any part of a service charge remains unpaid at the end of 2 years after the due date, the county government shall institute proper proceedings for the enforcement of the lien, levy the service charge as an assessment with interest thereon accrued, and all costs thereon, upon the grounds and buildings with regard to which a service charge was made. The properties against which such service charges remain unpaid shall be liable for the payment of said service charge in the same manner as they are liable for other county taxes and are subject to the collection procedures set forth in Chapter 87 of this title. (c) The Sheriff shall, out of the purchase money of the premises so sold, pay all costs arising from the process and sale to the parties entitled thereto respectively, and shall pay the amount of the service charge with accrued interest thereon to the county government. The residue of the purchase money shall be immediately deposited in a state or national bank designated by Sussex County, to the credit of the owner or owners of the property so sold. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6711;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  25;  64 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  1;
9 DE Code § 6712. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6712. Sewer and water lien docket.

§ 6712. Sewer and water lien docket. The Prothonotary shall, under the supervision and direction of the county government, prepare a docket to be known as “The Sussex County Sewer and Water Lien Docket” in which shall be recorded the liens for service charges. The Docket shall be prepared at the expense of the county government in substantially the same form as the judgment docket for Sussex County, and contain in the back thereof an index according to the name of the owner against which such lien has been assessed. No sewer lien shall be valid unless duly recorded as provided in this section. All sewer liens duly recorded in the Docket shall continue in full force and effect until the liens have been satisfied by payment, and when such liens are satisfied by payment the Prothonotary, acting under the supervision and direction of the county government, shall satisfy the record by entering thereon the date of final payment and the words “satisfied in full.” The Prothonotary, for the use of the county government, shall receive a fee of 50 cents for each satisfaction so entered. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6712;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;
9 DE Code § 6713. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6713. Water consumption statement and other information for county government or its designated agent.

§ 6713. Water consumption statement and other information for county government or its designated agent. (a) Each municipality or public corporation, or other person, owning or operating any system of water distribution serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County shall, from time to time after request therefor by the county government or its designated agent, deliver to the county government or its designated agent a statement showing the amount of water supplied to every such parcel of real property as shown by the records of the municipality or public corporation or other person. The statements shall be delivered to the county government or its designated agent within 10 days after request is made for them, and the county government or its designated agent shall pay the reasonable cost of preparation and delivery of such statements. (b) The occupant of every parcel of property, the sewage from which is disposed of or treated by any sewerage system of the County, of the water for which is supplied by any water system of the County, shall, upon request therefor by the county government or its designated agent, furnish to the county government or its designated agent information as to the amount of water consumed by such occupant or in connection with such parcel and the number and kind of water outlets, and plumbing or sewerage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with such parcel and the number of persons working or residing therein. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6713;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;
9 DE Code § 6714. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6714. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge.

§ 6714. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge. Each city or town or other public corporation owning or operating any water distribution system serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County, and every other person owning or operating any such system may enter into and perform a contract with the County that it will, upon request by the county government specifying a parcel of real property in the County charged with any unpaid service charge under § 6709 of this title, cause the supply of water from its system to such parcel of real property to be stopped or restricted, as the county government may request, until the service charge and any subsequent service charge charged to such parcel and the interest accrued thereon is fully paid or until the county government directs otherwise. No such city or town or other public corporation or other person shall be liable for any loss, damage or other claim based on or arising out of the stopping or restricting of such supply, and the county government shall pay the reasonable cost of so stopping or restricting such supply and of restoring the same and may agree to indemnify such city or town or public corporation or other person from loss or damage by reason of such stopping or restriction, including loss of profits. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6714;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;
9 DE Code § 6715. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 67. Sewers and Water|§ 6715. Contract with municipality for disposal or treatment of sewage or the filtering, purifying or supplying of water.

§ 6715. Contract with municipality for disposal or treatment of sewage or the filtering, purifying or supplying of water. (a) The county government may contract with any municipality within the territorial limits of the County for the disposal or treatment by means of any sewerage system of the County or municipality the sewage originating in such city or town or elsewhere. Any such contract may be authorized by resolution duly adopted by the county government and may be made with or without consideration and may contain provisions obligating the County or municipality to dispose of and treat all or any part of the sewage originating in such city or town or elsewhere and obligating such city or town to permit the County to dispose of or treat such sewage, either for a specific period of time or for an unlimited time. Any such contract may contain other and different provisions relative to the kind and character of sewage to be disposed of and treated and the compensation, if any, to be paid for such services. (b) The county government may contract with any municipality within the territorial limits of the County to buy, sell, process, filter, treat or purify water. Such filtration, treatment, processing or purification may be done in any plant or facility of the County or the municipality for such time, on such terms, and in such volume as the county government may, by resolution, determine. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  6715;  55 Del. Laws, c. 263;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  10A;