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Home » US Law » 2022 Delaware Code » Title 7 - Conservation » Part IV » Agricultural and Soil Conservation; Drainage and Reclamation of Lowlands » Chapter 39. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS » Subchapter I. General Provisions » § 3910. Primary jurisdiction of Secretary and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
§ 3910. Primary jurisdiction of Secretary and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

The Secretary and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall have paramount jurisdiction over water use in this State. In case of any conflict between this chapter and Part VII of this title, relating to water and air resources, Part VII shall prevail.

7 Del. C. 1953, § 3911;  55 Del. Laws, c. 442, § 8;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 174;