{
 "topic": "water-sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "question": "What are the water and sewer rules and rates?",
 "jurisdiction": "Delaware",
 "country": "US",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/de/water-sewer/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005709",
   "name": "Arden",
   "type": "Village",
   "path": "/us/de/arden/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/arden/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/arden/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 10 - Public Utilities",
   "document_number": "10",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/arden/water-sewer/ordinance-10/",
   "answer": "The Village of Arden, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance 10 - Public Utilities, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005712",
   "name": "Bellefonte",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/bellefonte/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/bellefonte/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/bellefonte/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2016-04 - Stormwater Management",
   "document_number": "2016-04",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/bellefonte/water-sewer/ordinance-2016-04/",
   "answer": "The Town of Bellefonte, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Ordinance 1989-01 - Drainage Code; Ordinance 2016-04 - Stormwater Management, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005713",
   "name": "Bethany Beach",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/bethany-beach/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/bethany-beach/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/bethany-beach/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 238 - Water and Sewers",
   "document_number": "238",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Bethany Beach, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 238 - Water and Sewers, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005715",
   "name": "Blades",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/blades/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/blades/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/blades/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 4,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 411 - Water Service within Blades",
   "document_number": "411",
   "adopted_date": "2012-10-08",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/blades/water-sewer/ordinance-411/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Blades, Delaware, connection mandatory: True; billing basis: Metered; minimum charge based on minimum gallon usage plus a rate per 1000 gallons used over the minimum; meters read every one month. Source: Ordinance 411 - Water Service within Blades, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005717",
   "name": "Bridgeville",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/bridgeville/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/bridgeville/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/bridgeville/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 4,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 16-1 - Source Water Protection",
   "document_number": "16-1",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/bridgeville/water-sewer/ordinance-16-1/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Bridgeville, Delaware, billing basis: Sewer impact fee of $1,500 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) for commercial/institutional/industrial structures, based on water consumption or sewer metering (300 gallons per day = 1 EDU); residential on the named line $360.00 per bedroom; billing basis: Sewer tapping fee of NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($900.00) per equivalent dwelling unit for connections on the Bridgeville Mall Limited Partnership sewer line. Source: Ordinance 2-00 - Sewer Impact Fees; Ordinance 97-2 - Sewer Charges and Fees, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005718",
   "name": "Camden",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/camden/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/camden/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/camden/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 4,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 111 - Sewers",
   "document_number": "111",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/camden/water-sewer/ordinance-111/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Camden, Delaware, connection mandatory: True; billing basis: Sewer impact fee charged per EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) collected by the Camden-Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy; per Kent County Sanitary District resolutions. Source: Ordinance 111 - Sewers, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005725",
   "name": "Dover",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/dover/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/dover/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/dover/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III Water Service / Article V Stormwater",
   "document_number": "110",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/dover/water-sewer/chapter-110/",
   "answer": "The City of Dover, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III Water Service / Article V Stormwater, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005727",
   "name": "Elsmere",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/elsmere/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/elsmere/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/elsmere/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 190 - Stormwater Management",
   "document_number": "190",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Elsmere, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 190 - Stormwater Management, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005730",
   "name": "Fenwick Island",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/fenwick-island/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/fenwick-island/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/fenwick-island/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 131 - Sewers",
   "document_number": "131",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Fenwick Island, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 131 - Sewers, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005733",
   "name": "Georgetown",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/georgetown/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/georgetown/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/georgetown/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 222 - Water / Chapter 176 - Sewers",
   "document_number": "222",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Georgetown, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 222 - Water / Chapter 176 - Sewers, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005734",
   "name": "Greenwood",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/greenwood/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/greenwood/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/greenwood/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance E-3A - Regulations for Providing Water Service, Rates, Fees and Penalties",
   "document_number": "E-3A",
   "adopted_date": "2012-05-01",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/greenwood/water-sewer/ordinance-e-3a/",
   "answer": "The Town of Greenwood, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance E-3A - Regulations for Providing Water Service, Rates, Fees and Penalties, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005735",
   "name": "Harrington",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/harrington/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/harrington/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/harrington/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 330 - Sewers",
   "document_number": "330",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The City of Harrington, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Chapter 330 - Sewers; Chapter 425 - Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005740",
   "name": "Laurel",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/laurel/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/laurel/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/laurel/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Town Utility Specifications and Backflow Prevention Policy",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/laurel/water-sewer/town-utility-specifications-and-backflow-prevention-policy/",
   "answer": "The Town of Laurel, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town Utility Specifications and Backflow Prevention Policy, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005744",
   "name": "Magnolia",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/magnolia/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/magnolia/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/magnolia/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Article IV – Water",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": "2016-07-01",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/magnolia/water-sewer/article-iv-water/",
   "answer": "The Town of Magnolia, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Article IV – Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005749",
   "name": "Milton",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/milton/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/milton/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/milton/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 181: Source Water Protection Areas",
   "document_number": "181",
   "adopted_date": "2015-06-22",
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Milton, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 181: Source Water Protection Areas, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005752",
   "name": "Newport",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/newport/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/newport/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/newport/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2017-001 – Sediment and Stormwater Management",
   "document_number": "2017-001",
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-15",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/newport/water-sewer/ordinance-2017-001/",
   "answer": "The Town of Newport, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance 2017-001 – Sediment and Stormwater Management, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005753",
   "name": "Ocean View",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/ocean-view/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/ocean-view/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/ocean-view/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 213: Water – Article II Fees, Rates and Meters",
   "document_number": "213",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Ocean View, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 213: Water – Article II Fees, Rates and Meters, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005754",
   "name": "Odessa",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/odessa/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/odessa/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/odessa/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2009-02: Waste Water Service Agreement",
   "document_number": "2009-02",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/odessa/water-sewer/ordinance-2009-02/",
   "answer": "The Town of Odessa, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Ordinance 2009-02: Waste Water Service Agreement; Ordinance 2009-03: Water Service Agreement, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005755",
   "name": "Rehoboth Beach",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/rehoboth-beach/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/rehoboth-beach/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/rehoboth-beach/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 220: Sewers and Water",
   "document_number": "220",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The City of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 220: Sewers and Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005757",
   "name": "Selbyville",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/selbyville/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/selbyville/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/selbyville/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 146: Sewers",
   "document_number": "146",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Selbyville, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Chapter 146: Sewers; Chapter 195: Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005759",
   "name": "Smyrna",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/smyrna/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/smyrna/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/de/smyrna/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 008-24: Sewer Discharge Regulations",
   "document_number": "008-24",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/smyrna/water-sewer/ordinance-008-24/",
   "answer": "The Town of Smyrna, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Chapter 70: Utilities; Ordinance 008-24: Sewer Discharge Regulations, verified 2026-06-05."
  }
 ],
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005711",
   "name": "Ardentown",
   "path": "/us/de/ardentown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005716",
   "name": "Bowers",
   "path": "/us/de/bowers/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005719",
   "name": "Cheswold",
   "path": "/us/de/cheswold/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005720",
   "name": "Clayton",
   "path": "/us/de/clayton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005721",
   "name": "Dagsboro",
   "path": "/us/de/dagsboro/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005722",
   "name": "Delaware City",
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   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005723",
   "name": "Delmar",
   "path": "/us/de/delmar/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005724",
   "name": "Dewey Beach",
   "path": "/us/de/dewey-beach/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005726",
   "name": "Ellendale",
   "path": "/us/de/ellendale/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005729",
   "name": "Felton",
   "path": "/us/de/felton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005732",
   "name": "Frederica",
   "path": "/us/de/frederica/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005736",
   "name": "Hartly",
   "path": "/us/de/hartly/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005737",
   "name": "Henlopen Acres",
   "path": "/us/de/henlopen-acres/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005738",
   "name": "Houston",
   "path": "/us/de/houston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005739",
   "name": "Kenton",
   "path": "/us/de/kenton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005742",
   "name": "Lewes",
   "path": "/us/de/lewes/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005743",
   "name": "Little Creek",
   "path": "/us/de/little-creek/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005745",
   "name": "Middletown",
   "path": "/us/de/middletown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005746",
   "name": "Milford",
   "path": "/us/de/milford/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005747",
   "name": "Millsboro",
   "path": "/us/de/millsboro/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005748",
   "name": "Millville",
   "path": "/us/de/millville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005750",
   "name": "New Castle",
   "path": "/us/de/new-castle/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005751",
   "name": "Newark",
   "path": "/us/de/newark/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005756",
   "name": "Seaford",
   "path": "/us/de/seaford/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005758",
   "name": "Slaughter Beach",
   "path": "/us/de/slaughter-beach/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005760",
   "name": "South Bethany",
   "path": "/us/de/south-bethany/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005761",
   "name": "Townsend",
   "path": "/us/de/townsend/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005762",
   "name": "Viola",
   "path": "/us/de/viola/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005763",
   "name": "Wilmington",
   "path": "/us/de/wilmington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005765",
   "name": "Wyoming",
   "path": "/us/de/wyoming/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005728",
   "name": "Farmington",
   "path": "/us/de/farmington/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005710",
   "name": "Ardencroft",
   "path": "/us/de/ardencroft/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005714",
   "name": "Bethel",
   "path": "/us/de/bethel/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005731",
   "name": "Frankford",
   "path": "/us/de/frankford/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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