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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Artesian Resources Corporation
Newark, Delaware

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated March
10, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements, the effectiveness
of Artesian Resources Corporation's internal control over financial reporting,
and schedules of Artesian Resources Corporation appearing in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.

BDO Seidman, LLP
Bethesda, Maryland

July 31, 2006
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