Delaware Code
Subchapter III. Formation of Tax Ditch; Procedure
§ 4121. Duties of county soil conservation district upon receipt of petition.

The board of supervisors of the county soil conservation district shall, upon receipt of a petition for the formation of a tax ditch, determine whether the petition is in the form set forth in § 4118 of this title and has been properly executed. If the petition is in the prescribed form and has been properly executed, the board shall immediately notify the Division of Watershed Stewardship, and by virtue of such action shall have made available to it the services of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to assist it with the investigation concerning the possible formation of the tax ditch.

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Delaware Code

Title 7 - Conservation

Chapter 41. DRAINAGE OF LANDS AND MANAGEMENT OF WATERS; TAX DITCHES

Subchapter III. Formation of Tax Ditch; Procedure

§ 4116. Nature of a tax ditch.

§ 4117. Petition for formation of a tax ditch; assistance of Division of Watershed Stewardship.

§ 4118. Form of petition.

§ 4119. Name of tax ditch.

§ 4120. Deposit upon filing of petitions for tax ditch.

§ 4121. Duties of county soil conservation district upon receipt of petition.

§ 4122. Investigation; hearing.

§ 4123. Report of investigation by Division of Watershed Stewardship.

§ 4124. Determination by county soil conservation district.

§ 4125. Filing of petition and report; action by district when formation is found to be not practicable and feasible.

§ 4126. Determinations to be made by board of ditch commissioners.

§ 4127. Existing works of improvement; compensation for work done thereon.

§ 4128. Factors in determination of cost.

§ 4129. Assessment list.

§ 4130. Proposed report of board of ditch commissioners.

§ 4131. Notice of hearing on establishment of tax ditch.

§ 4132. Hearing; adoption of proposed report; right to adjourn hearing; referendum.

§ 4133. Contents of report; filing.

§ 4134. Signing of commissioners' report; dissent.

§ 4135. Waiving of commissioners' hearing and referendum.

§ 4136. Action by Superior Court; notice of final hearing.

§ 4137. Final hearing; ditch order.

§ 4138. Right to jury trial; procedure.

§ 4139. Defense of contested ditch orders; Attorney General.

§ 4140. Notice of final action on ditch order.

§ 4141. Permanent court record.

§ 4142. Employment of private engineer by landowners.

§ 4143. Exclusive procedure for determination of damages.