§ 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 […]
§ 6515. Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal and water facilities.
§ 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 or sewage treatment plants constructed under their control, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 6516. Grants or loans from federal, state or interstate agencies.
§ 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 purposes of this chapter. The county government may issue bonds to evidence loans […]
§ 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 […]
§ 6517. Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement.
§ 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 containing a sanitary sewer or […]
§ 6518. Exception to limitation on borrowing power.
§ 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;
§ 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 […]
§ 6504. Public hearing; notice.
§ 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 hearing shall be held at the time […]
§ 6505. Action of county government following hearing.
§ 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 deems it to be in the public […]