Title 9 — Counties
64 chapters · 566 sections in this title.
9 Del. C. § 6501. Establishment of sanitary sewer or water district.
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§ 6501. Establishment of sanitary sewer or water district. (a) Whenever contiguous territory containing 1 or more centers of population, whether incorporated or not, shall be so situated that the construction of interceptor sewers, outfall sewers and sewage treatment plants will …
9 Del. C. § 6502. Establishment or revision of sanitary or water districts without election.
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§ 6502. Establishment or revision of sanitary or water districts without election. (a) Where the county government has already constructed sewers or water mains to which 50 or more houses have been connected, the county government may establish, upon request of the County Enginee…
9 Del. C. § 6503. Establishment of sanitary or water district upon petition of voters.
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§ 6503. Establishment of sanitary or water district upon petition of voters. Fifty or more legal voters of a proposed sanitary sewer or water district, may petition the county government to submit the question of organizing a sanitary sewer or water district to a vote of electors…
9 Del. C. § 6504. Public hearing; notice.
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§ 6504. Public hearing; notice. Upon receipt of a petition submitted pursuant to § 6503 of this title, or upon its own motion without petition, the county government shall set a date for a public hearing on the question of organizing a sanitary sewer or water district. The hearin…
9 Del. C. § 6505. Action of county government following hearing.
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§ 6505. Action of county government following hearing. (a) After the public hearing referred to in § 6504 of this title shall have been closed, the county government shall, by resolution, determine whether or not it is in the public interest to establish the district and, if it d…
9 Del. C. § 6506. Election on question of establishment of district.
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§ 6506. Election on question of establishment of district. (a) Whenever the determination on the question of establishing the district, as required by § 6505 of this title, is in the affirmative, and after the other requirements of § 6505 of this title have been complied with, th…
9 Del. C. § 6507. Action of county government following election favoring establishment of district.
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§ 6507. Action of county government following election favoring establishment of district. (a) If the majority of the voters are in favor of establishing the sanitary sewer district, the county government shall within 30 days following the election, issue a determination to that …
9 Del. C. § 6508. Construction of system adequate for future connections.
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§ 6508. Construction of system adequate for future connections. The county government may construct and maintain main sewers or water mains and sewage or water treatment works in order to provide a satisfactory outlet for any subdivision which may at any future time connect subma…
9 Del. C. § 6509. Construction or maintenance of sewers or water systems for municipalities.
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§ 6509. Construction or maintenance of sewers or water systems for municipalities. The county government may construct or maintain submains or laterals as agent for municipalities when officially requested so to act and when the cost of such work is to be borne by local assessmen…
9 Del. C. § 6510. Adjustment of assessment for cost of existing sewers included in a district.
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§ 6510. Adjustment of assessment for cost of existing sewers included in a district. In the case where a sanitary sewer or water district shall include areas wherein sanitary sewers or water systems have been constructed under the authority of the county government, or by municip…
9 Del. C. § 6511. Power to issue bonds; terms; borrowing in anticipation of issuance of bonds.
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§ 6511. Power to issue bonds; terms; borrowing in anticipation of issuance of bonds. (a) The county government may issue bonds of Sussex County to finance the cost of constructing sewage disposal or water facilities in any sanitary sewer or water district, respectively. Bonds iss…
9 Del. C. § 6512. Sale of bonds.
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§ 6512. Sale of bonds. (a) Any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be sold at either public or private sale, upon such terms, conditions and regulations as the county government may prescribe; provided, that the county government may authorize the County Administrator to …
9 Del. C. § 6513. Procedure for annual assessment.
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§ 6513. Procedure for annual assessment. (a) The county government each year, at a time to be fixed by it, shall, after a public hearing, establish an annual assessment roll for the sanitary sewer or water district which shall be known as the “Sanitary Sewer District Assessment,”…
9 Del. C. § 6514. Collection of assessments.
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§ 6514. Collection of assessments. The annual assessments, shall be collected by the county government as are other county taxes. The properties against which such assessments are levied shall be liable for the payment of the assessments in the same manner as they are liable for …
9 Del. C. § 6515. Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal and water facilities.
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§ 6515. Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal and water facilities. The county government may promulgate from time to time, and enforce such rules and regulations, as may be necessary, governing the use of the whole or any parts of such sewerage or water systems …
9 Del. C. § 6516. Grants or loans from federal, state or interstate agencies.
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§ 6516. Grants or loans from federal, state or interstate agencies. The county government may accept grants or loans of money, labor, materials, equipment or technical assistance from agencies of the federal or state government or from interstate agencies to accomplish the purpos…
9 Del. C. § 6517. Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement.
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§ 6517. Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement. (a) The county government may, where it deems it necessary to the preservation of public health, order the owner of any lot or parcel of land within a sanitary or water district which abuts upon a street or other public way…
9 Del. C. § 6518. Exception to limitation on borrowing power.
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§ 6518. Exception to limitation on borrowing power. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to any debt limit imposed by the laws of the State.9 Del. C. 1953, § 6518; 55 Del. Laws, c. 262; 64 Del. Laws, c. 68, § 3;
9 Del. C. § 6519. Definitions; voters.
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§ 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 be…
9 Del. C. § 6520. County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants.
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§ 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 w…
9 Del. C. § 6521. Location of sewage treatment plants and other sewage disposal facilities.
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§ 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 …