(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.
(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.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 4503. Water system within city or town.
§ 4504. Bonds; authorization, amount, terms, sale and interest rate.
§ 4505. Authorized signatures on bonds; validity of issuance.
§ 4506. Payment of bonds, faith and credit of County; tax levy.
§ 4507. Authorization of covenants in bonds.
§ 4508. Service charges; amount and application.
§ 4509. Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates.
§ 4510. Penalties for failure to pay charges.
§ 4511. Lien of service charges on real estate.
§ 4514. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge.
§ 4515. Contract with municipality for the filtering, purifying or supplying of water.
§ 4516. Connection of property with water mains.
§ 4517. Licensed plumber to connect property with water mains.
§ 4518. Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections with water main; penalty.
§ 4519. Surveys and inspections by county government; penalty for refusal to permit.