{"data":{"id":"us-de/17-del.-c.-901","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"17 Del. C. § 901","heading":"Department of Transportation to drain certain lands along highways.","body":"The Department shall drain or cause to be drained by suitable and sufficient ditches, or other conduits, waters which have backed upon lands along the right-of-way of any road or highway caused by the construction, alteration or changing of the natural contour lines and levels along and over the area confined within such right-of-way, whereby the natural flow and drainage from such lands along and over such right-of-ways is retarded, hindered or stopped.","path":["Title 17. Highways","CHAPTER 9. Drainage of Lands Adjacent to Public Roads"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title17/c009/index.html#901","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:23Z","sha256":"92451fb98905648ebb753e5bc30a4b2dc99e7f6a80929477f7a181f454fa3041","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/17-del.-c.-805","next":"us-de/17-del.-c.-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}