Fifty or more legal voters of a proposed sanitary sewer or water district, may petition the county government to submit the question of organizing a sanitary sewer or water district to a vote of electors in that district. The petition shall contain a description of the proposed district and shall be accompanied by a map drawn to scale showing the boundaries of the proposed district together with the limits of any incorporated areas which may be included in the district. The execution of the petition by an elector shall be acknowledged by that elector or it may be proved by the oath of a witness who shall swear that the witness knows the elector and that the petition was signed by the elector in the presence of the witness.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 65. SANITARY AND WATER DISTRICTS
§ 6501. Establishment of sanitary sewer or water district.
§ 6502. Establishment or revision of sanitary or water districts without election.
§ 6503. Establishment of sanitary or water district upon petition of voters.
§ 6504. Public hearing; notice.
§ 6505. Action of county government following hearing.
§ 6506. Election on question of establishment of district.
§ 6507. Action of county government following election favoring establishment of district.
§ 6508. Construction of system adequate for future connections.
§ 6509. Construction or maintenance of sewers or water systems for municipalities.
§ 6510. Adjustment of assessment for cost of existing sewers included in a district.
§ 6511. Power to issue bonds; terms; borrowing in anticipation of issuance of bonds.
§ 6513. Procedure for annual assessment.
§ 6514. Collection of assessments.
§ 6515. Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal and water facilities.
§ 6516. Grants or loans from federal, state or interstate agencies.
§ 6517. Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement.
§ 6518. Exception to limitation on borrowing power.
§ 6520. County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants.
§ 6521. Location of sewage treatment plants and other sewage disposal facilities.