(a) The county government each year, at a time to be fixed by it, shall, after a public hearing, establish an annual assessment roll for the sanitary sewer or water district which shall be known as the “Sanitary Sewer District Assessment,” or “Water District Assessment.”
(b) The total amount assessed for each year shall be sufficient to provide funds required to reimburse the County for sums to be expended for retiring the bonds which have been issued, for the payment of the interest due on the bonds, for maintaining or improving the sewerage or water system and for paying the necessary general expenses of the sanitary sewer or water district.
(c) Notice of the public hearing shall state that the assessment roll has been completed and filed, and that at the time and place fixed for the public hearing the county government will meet and hear and consider any objections which may be made to the assessment roll. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a newspaper published within Sussex County, and having a general circulation in the County, once in each of the 2 weeks immediately preceding the week in which the public hearing is to be held.
(d) After holding the public hearing, the county government may change or amend the assessment roll as it deems necessary or just, and may confirm and adopt the assessment roll as originally proposed or as amended or changed.
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.