(a) The county government or its designated representatives may go upon any land for the purpose of making surveys for water mains, water systems, water treatment plants, plumbing plants, or for rights-of-way or other property rights required for the water systems.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4519

  • County: means Kent 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 system are pledged in accordance with this chapter;

    (3) "Service charges" means rents, rates, fees or other charges charged or collected under § 4509 of this title;

    (4) "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. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4501

(b) The county government or its designated representatives may inspect, at reasonable hours, any premises, dwellings or other buildings in the vicinity of a county water main to determine if it is connected to the county water main, or to determine if the water main connection has been made or is being maintained in accordance with the regulations of the county government.

(c) Whoever refuses to permit inspections and surveys at reasonable hours shall be fined not less than $10 for every such refusal.

9 Del. C. 1953, § ?4519; 55 Del. Laws, c. 255; 56 Del. Laws, c. 103, § ?12;

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