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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000863110-08-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-Q
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081107

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863110
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				510002090
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-Q
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18516
		FILM NUMBER:		081171952

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		664 CHURCHMANS RD
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19702
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3024536900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		664 CHURCHMANS RD
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19702
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              <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><a name="Notes"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTES
        TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</font></a></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
        1 &#8211; GENERAL</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Artesian
        Resources Corporation, or Artesian Resources, operates as a holding company,
        whose income is derived from the earnings of our eight wholly owned
        subsidiaries.&#160;&#160;The terms &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;, &#8220;Artesian&#8221; and the &#8220;Company&#8221; as
        used herein refer to Artesian Resources and its subsidiaries, and a variable
        interest entity required to be consolidated under FIN 46R (as defined in
        Note 2
        below).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Artesian
        Water Company, Inc., or Artesian Water, our principal subsidiary, is the
        oldest
        and largest public water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula, and has been
        providing water service since 1905.&#160;&#160;Artesian Water distributes and
        sells water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal
        and
        utility customers throughout Delaware.&#160;&#160;In addition, Artesian Water
        provides services to other water utilities, including operations and billing
        functions, and has contract operation agreements with 20 private and municipal
        water providers.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Artesian
        Water Pennsylvania, Inc., or Artesian Water Pennsylvania, began operations
        in
        2002, and is providing water service to a residential community, consisting
        of
        38 customers, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.&#160;&#160;In 2005, the
        Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission approved our application to increase
        our service area to encompass four specific planned developments.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Artesian
        Water Maryland, Inc., or Artesian Water Maryland, serves a 141 home community
        in
        Cecil County, Maryland near the Interstate 95 growth corridor between
        Philadelphia and Baltimore and has sufficient groundwater supply and elevated
        water storage to serve additional customers in the undeveloped portions of
        its
        franchise and surrounding area.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        August
        1, 2008, Artesian Water Maryland completed its acquisition of all the
        outstanding membership interests of Mountain Hill Water Company, LLC, or
        Mountain Hill, from its sole member, Sunrise Holdings, L.P., or Sunrise,
        for a
        purchase price of approximately $7.1 million.&#160;&#160;The acquisition
        included a 0.3 million gallon per day water treatment facility, four wells
        with
        a capacity of up to 500,000 gallons per day, a 500,000 gallon elevated storage
        tank and approximately eight miles of main, all situated within the core
        of
        Cecil County, Maryland&#8217;s designated growth corridor.&#160;&#160;The acquisition
        provides Artesian Water Maryland the right to serve the entire 8,000 acres
        owned
        by Sunrise or its associates.&#160;&#160;Mountain Hill serves two commercial
        accounts in the Principio Business Park, located within Cecil County&#8217;s
        designated growth corridor.&#160;&#160;Mountain Hill will also provide water
        service to future customers in the Principio Business Park and will provide
        water service to the proposed 660 home residential development of Charlestown
        Crossing as well as the surrounding area.&#160;&#160;(Refer to acquisition in
        Note 11)</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        October 7, 2008, Artesian Water Maryland, signed an agreement to purchase
        from
        Cecil County, Maryland, or Cecil County, all of Cecil County&#8217;s right, title and
        interest in and to specific water facilities and the associated parcels of
        real
        property, easement rights and water transmission and distribution
        systems.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the agreement, Artesian Water Maryland will pay
        to Cecil County a&#160;&#160;price equal to the net asset value of the purchased
        assets and assume certain liabilities at closing.&#160;&#160;The net asset value
        of the purchased assets under the agreement is approximately $2.2
        million.&#160;&#160;Closing on this transaction is expected to occur on or
        before June 30, 2009.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Artesian
        Wastewater Maryland, Inc., or Artesian Wastewater Maryland, was incorporated
        on
        June 3, 2008 to provide regulated wastewater services in the state of
        Maryland.&#160;&#160;On October 7, 2008, Artesian Wastewater Maryland signed two
        agreements to purchase from Cecil County the wastewater facilities known
        as the
        Meadowview Wastewater Facility, the Highlands Wastewater Facility, the Cherry
        Hill Wastewater Facility and the Harbourview Wastewater Facility and the
        associated parcels of real property, easement rights and wastewater collection
        systems with respect to each facility.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the agreements,
        Artesian Wastewater Maryland will pay to the County a price equal to the
        net
        asset value of the purchased assets and assume certain liabilities at
        closing.&#160;&#160;The net asset value of purchased assets for the Meadowview
        Wastewater Facility and the Highlands Wastewater Facility is approximately
        $7.8
        million.&#160;&#160;The net asset value of the purchased assets for the Cherry
        Hill Wastewater Facility and the Harbourview Wastewater Facility is
        approximately $3.8 million.&#160;&#160;Closing on the transactions is expected
        to occur on or before June 30, 2009.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Another
        subsidiary of ours, Artesian Wastewater Management, Inc., or Artesian
        Wastewater, is a regulated entity that owns wastewater infrastructure and
        provides wastewater services in Delaware.&#160;&#160;Artesian Wastewater
        currently owns and operates five wastewater treatment facilities, which are
        capable of treating approximately 750,000 gallons per day and can be expanded
        to
        treat approximately 1.6 million gallons per day.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        three
        other subsidiaries, which are not regulated, are: Artesian Utility Development,
        Inc., or Artesian Utility, which designs and builds water and wastewater
        infrastructure and provides contract water and wastewater services on the
        Delmarva Peninsula; Artesian Development Corporation, or Artesian Development,
        the sole activity of which is the ownership of a six-acre parcel of land
        zoned
        for office buildings located immediately adjacent to our corporate headquarters
        and 2 nine-acre parcels of land located in Sussex County; and Artesian
        Consulting Engineers, Inc., or Artesian Consulting, which provides engineering
        services to developers for residential and commercial development.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        May 1,
        2007, Artesian Utility acquired all rights, titles and interest in operations
        contracts of TMH Environmental Services, Inc., or TMH.&#160;&#160;We currently
        provide contract water and wastewater operation services to 21 private,
        municipal and governmental institutions in the southeastern part of
        Pennsylvania.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        June
        30, 2008, Artesian Utility signed an agreement with Northern Sussex Regional
        Water Recycling Complex, LLC, or NSRWRC, for the design, construction and
        operation of the Northern Sussex Regional Water Recycling Complex, a wastewater
        treatment facility to be located in Sussex County, Delaware.&#160;&#160;NSRWRC
        was created for the purpose of developing the treatment facility site, which
        once constructed, will be operated by Artesian Utility.&#160;&#160;Under the
        terms of the agreement, Artesian Resources acts as the guarantor&#160;&#160;(as
        described further in Note 6) of a $10 million construction loan, secured
        by a 75
        acre parcel NSRWRC purchased on July 1, 2008 for approximately $5
        million.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        June
        6, 2008, Artesian Consulting acquired all the assets of Meridian Architects
        and
        Engineers, or Meridian,&#160;&#160;for a purchase price of
        $130,000.&#160;&#160;The acquisition includes the assignment of certain current
        contract agreements to provide engineering services to developers and includes
        services to be provided to Artesian Water.&#160;&#160;Meridian&#8217;s fourteen
        employees, which includes one architect, three licensed professional engineers,
        two licensed surveyors and three computer-aided design professionals, have
        been
        offered and accepted continued employment with Artesian
        Consulting.</font><br></div>
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        2 &#8211; BASIS OF PRESENTATION</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with
        the
        requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all the disclosures
        required in the financial statements included in the Company's annual report
        on
        Form 10-K.&#160;&#160;Accordingly, these financial statements and related notes
        should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes
        in
        the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2007 and the Quarterly
        Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        the
        opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
        statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present
        fairly
        the Company's balance sheet position as of September 30, 2008 and the results
        of
        operations for the nine month and quarterly periods ended September 30, 2008
        and
        2007 and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and
        2007.&#160;&#160;In addition, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
        Board Interpretation No. 46(R), &#8220;Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an
        interpretation of ARB No, 51,&#8221; or FIN 46(R), the Company consolidates variable
        interest entities for which it is deemed to be the primary
        beneficiary.&#160;&#160;All inter-company transactions and balances have been
        eliminated in consolidation.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        results of operations for the interim period presented are not necessarily
        indicative of the results for the full year or for future periods.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reclassification</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Certain
        accounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified for
        comparative purposes to conform with the presentation in the current year
        financial statements.&#160;&#160;These reclassifications had no effect on net
        income or stockholders' equity.</font></div>
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        maintain an equity compensation plan that provides for grants of stock options
        and restricted stock awards and other forms of stock compensation to our
        directors, officers and key employees.&#160;&#160;Prior to May&#160;25, 2005, we
        maintained three stock compensation plans.&#160;&#160;No further equity
        compensation can be issued under those plans.&#160;&#160;On May 25, 2005, the
        Company&#8217;s stockholders approved a new Equity Compensation Plan, or the Plan,
        which authorized up to 750,000 shares of Class A Non-Voting Common Stock
        for
        issuance.&#160;&#160;The terms and vesting schedules for options granted under
        the Plan may vary and are set at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee
        of the Board of Directors.&#160;&#160;Approximately $88,000 in compensation
        expense was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for
        stock
        options issued in May 2008 and May 2007 and stock awards and related tax
        issued
        in the quarter ended June 30, 2008.&#160;&#160;For the nine months ended
        September 30, 2007, an expense of approximately $108,000 was recorded for
        stock
        options granted in May 2007 and May 2006.</font></div>
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        January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement
        of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), &#8220;Share-Based Payment,&#8221; and related
        interpretations (&#8220;SFAS No. 123(R)&#8221;) using the modified-prospective transition
        method.&#160;&#160;Under this method, compensation cost recognized included (a)
        compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not
        yet
        vested, as of January 1, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated
        in
        accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) and (b) compensation
        cost for all share-based payments granted on or subsequent to January 1,
        2006,
        based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions
        of SFAS No. 123(R).&#160;&#160;All options were granted at market value with a
        10-year option term with a vesting period of one year from the dates of grant
        at
        May 14, 2008 and May 16, 2007.&#160;&#160;The fair value of the options that
        were granted in 2008 and 2007 were estimated using a Black-Scholes-Merton
        option-pricing formula, applying the following assumptions:</font></div>
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        deviation of the change in the natural logarithm of the stock price (expressed
        as an annual rate) for the seven year periods ended May 31, 2008 and May
        31,
        2007 for 2008 and 2007, respectively.&#160;&#160;The expected life was based on
        historic exercise patterns for similar grants.&#160;&#160;The risk free interest
        rate is the 7-year Treasury Constant Maturity rate as of the date of the
        grants
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        Stock under option:</font></div>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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        recognized over the remaining vesting period of 0.62 years of the unvested
        options.</font></div>
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            Of Contents</a></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
        4 - REGULATORY ASSETS</font></div>
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        expenses are recoverable through rates charged to our customers, without
        a
        return on investment, and are deferred and amortized during future periods
        using
        various methods as permitted by the Delaware Public Service Commission, or
        PSC
        and the Maryland Public Service Commission, or MDPSC.&#160;&#160;The
        postretirement benefit obligation, which is being amortized over 20 years,
        is
        adjusted for the difference between the net periodic postretirement benefit
        costs and the cash payments.&#160;&#160;The deferred income taxes will be
        amortized over future years as the tax effects of temporary differences
        previously flowed through to the customers reverse.&#160;&#160;Goodwill is the
        result of the Mountain Hill acquisition and is currently being amortized
        on a
        straight-line basis over a period of fifty years.&#160;&#160;Expenses related to
        applications to increase rates are amortized on a straight-line basis over
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              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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                  thousands)</font></div>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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                  30, 2008</font></div>
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                  31, 2007</font></div>
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              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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        nine
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        for medical, dental and life insurance benefits made on behalf of the Company&#8217;s
        eligible retired employees.</font></div>
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        outstanding.&#160;&#160;Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted
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        effect
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        used in computing basic and diluted net income per share:</font></div>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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        per common share was $11.87 and $11.68 at September 30, 2008 and 2007,
        respectively.&#160;&#160;These amounts were computed by dividing common
        stockholders' equity by the number of shares of common stock outstanding
        on
        September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="note6">NOTE
        6 </a>&#8211; COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        June
        30, 2008, Artesian Utility signed an agreement with Northern Sussex Regional
        Water Recycling Complex, LLC, or NSRWRC, as discussed further in <a href="#note9">Note 9</a>.&#160;&#160;Under the terms of the agreement, Artesian
        Resources acts as the guarantor of a $10 million construction
        loan.&#160;&#160;The loan, from a financial institution to NSRWRC, is secured by
        a 75 acre parcel of land purchased by NSRWRC on July 1, 2008.&#160;&#160;The
        interest rate on the construction loan is variable based on LIBOR Advantage
        Rate
        plus 225 basis points.&#160;&#160;In the event of default by NSRWRC, Artesian
        Resources shall pay NSRWRC's obligations due to the financial institution;
        or on
        demand of the financial institution immediately deposit all amounts due under
        the obligation.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, approximately $6.6 million
        has been drawn on the loan, which is included in the Lines of Credit on our
        Consolidated Balance Sheet.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
        7 - RATE PROCEEDINGS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Delaware
        statute permits water utilities to put into effect, on a semi-annual basis,
        increases related to specific types of distribution system improvements through
        a Distribution System Improvement Charge, or DSIC.&#160;&#160;During the first
        nine months of 2008, we earned approximately $99,000 in DSIC
        revenue.&#160;&#160;On June 21, 2008, the Company discontinued the collection of
        DSIC pursuant to Delaware law which requires the Company to discontinue a
        DSIC
        when new base rates are put into effect.&#160;&#160;We did not have DSIC in
        effect during 2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        April
        22, 2008, Artesian Water filed a petition with the PSC to implement new rates
        to
        meet a requested increase in revenue of 28.8%, or approximately $14.2 million,
        on an annualized basis.&#160;&#160;On July, 11, 2008, pursuant to the PSC&#8217;s
        minimum filing requirements, Artesian filed a supplemental filing with the
        PSC
        to update financial schedules for actual experience through March 31, 2008
        and
        to reflect additional changes affecting the requested increase.&#160;&#160;The
        overall result was a reduction to the requested increase in revenue of 1.5%,
        to
        27.3% or approximately $13.5 million, on an annualized basis.&#160;&#160;This
        request was primarily due to the Company&#8217;s significant investment in
        infrastructure to improve and ensure water quality and service
        reliability.&#160;&#160;This includes capital expenditures for additional
        supply, storage, water main replacements, hydraulic improvements, installation
        of automated meter reading equipment in the service territory south of the
        Chesapeake &amp; Delaware canal, or C&amp;D Canal, and additional space to house
        our critical operations and office support functions.&#160;&#160;The rate
        request was also filed due to increases in various operating and maintenance
        costs, including increased costs associated with depreciation, purchased
        power,
        purchased water, additional building space and postage.&#160;&#160;Additional
        reasons for this request include expenses related to new water system additions,
        the implementation of monthly billing to customers below the C&amp;D Canal and
        creation of new water consumption blocks to provide the company an opportunity
        to achieve a fair rate of return.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Price
        caps instituted by electric restructuring legislation in Delaware in 1999
        were
        lifted in 2006, resulting in extreme price increases for all of Delmarva
        Power's
        customers.&#160;&#160;Artesian was able to mitigate these increases by signing a
        two-year fixed price supply contract with Pepco Holdings, Inc., or Pepco,
        in May
        of 2006.&#160;&#160;We entered a new two-year electric supply contract with
        Pepco in April of 2008.&#160;&#160;This new pricing is included in our request
        for rate relief filed with the PSC.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        permitted by law, on June 21, 2008, we placed temporary rates into effect,
        designed to generate an increase in annual operating revenue of approximately
        5.0%, or $2.5 million on an annualized basis, until new rates are approved
        by
        the PSC.&#160;&#160;Evidentiary hearings have been set for December 8-10, 2008
        and a final Commission decision is anticipated in the first quarter of 2009
        in
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        8 &#8211; INCOME TAXES</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        June&#160;2006, FASB issued interpretation No.&#160;48, &#8220;Accounting for
        Uncertainty in Income Taxes,&#8221; an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.&#160;109
&#8220;Accounting for Income Taxes.&#8221;&#160;&#160;The Company adopted this statement
        effective January 1, 2007 and after analyzing Artesian&#8217;s various tax positions
        determined that no further entry, recognition or derecognition were
        required.&#160;&#160;The Company would recognize, if applicable, interest
        accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense
        and in accordance with the regulations of the jurisdictions
        involved.&#160;&#160;There were no such charges for the period ended September
        30, 2008.&#160;&#160;Additionally, there were no accruals relating to interest
        or penalties as of September 30, 2008.&#160;&#160;The Company remains subject to
        examination by federal and state authorities for the tax years 2005 through
        2007.</font></div>
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        9</a>&#8211; NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING COMPLEX,
        LLC</font></div>
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        June
        30, 2008, Artesian Utility signed an agreement with Northern Sussex Regional
        Water Recycling Complex, LLC, or NSRWRC, for the design, construction and
        operation of the Northern Sussex Regional Water Recycling Complex, a wastewater
        treatment facility to be located in Sussex County, Delaware.&#160;&#160;NSRWRC
        was created for the sole purpose of developing the treatment facility site,
        which once constructed, will be operated by the Company.&#160;&#160;The Company
        has determined that NSRWRC constitutes a variable interest entity, or VIE,
        as
        defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46(R)
        &#8220;Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,&#8221; or FIN 46(R).&#160;&#160;The
        Company is the primary beneficiary of NSRWRC by contract and, accordingly,
        consolidates the results of NSRWRC in its financial statements as required
        under
        FIN 46(R).&#160;&#160;All inter-company balances and transactions related to the
        VIE have been eliminated in consolidations in accordance with the guidance
        set
        forth in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 &#8220;Consolidated Financial
        Statements,&#8221; or ARB 51.</font></div>
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        Company, by contract, has control over the design and construction of the
        treatment facility.&#160;&#160;NSRWRC is financially responsible for designing
        and building the treatment facility.&#160;&#160;Under the terms of the
        agreement, Artesian Resources acts as the guarantor (as described further
        in
        Note 6) of a $10 million construction loan, secured by a 75 acre parcel
        purchased by NSRWRC on July 1, 2008 for approximately $5 million.&#160;&#160;As
        of September 30, 2008, approximately $6.8 million is included in non-utility
        property and was comprised of the land and construction in progress of the
        facility.&#160;&#160;The entire capitalization of NSRWRC is comprised of the
        amounts borrowed against the $10 million construction loan.&#160;&#160;There has
        been a nominal investment in NSRWRC by the owner of NWRWRC..&#160;&#160;The line
        of credit includes provisions that require Artesian Resources to assume the
        debt
        and all liabilities arising from that debt under certain circumstances,
        including the bankruptcy of NSRWRC.&#160;&#160;The treatment facility will be
        owned by NSRWRC until the initial loan to the treatment facility is
        repaid.&#160;&#160;At that time, the treatment facility will be transferred to
        the Company for nominal value as contributed property.&#160;&#160;Immediately
        following the transfer of the treatment facility and extinguishment of debt,
        NSRWRC will be dissolved.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NOTE
        10 &#8211; RELATED PARTY
        TRANSACTIONS</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        Company has entered into transactions in the normal course of business with
        related parties.&#160;&#160;The owner of NSRWRC is the sole owner of Meridian
        Architects and Engineers, LLC, or Meridian Architects, and Meridian Enterprises,
        LLC, or Meridian Enterprises.&#160;&#160;The Company has utilized Meridian
        Architects and Meridian Enterprises for various consulting services during
        the
        nine month period ended September 30, 2008.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008,
        approximately $450,000 was paid to Meridian Architects and approximately
        $478,000 was paid to Meridian Enterprises in connection with these consulting
        services.&#160;&#160;Approximately $20,000 was paid to Meridian Enterprises as
        of September 30, 2008 for office space rental.&#160;&#160;Also, as of September
        30, 2008, the Company had accounts receivable balances for engineering services
        due from the following entities, all of which are owned by the owner of
        NSRWRC:&#160;&#160;Meridian Architects of approximately $41,000, Landlock, LLC
        of approximately $33,000, and Peninsula Square, LLC of approximately
        $4,000.&#160;&#160;All services were provided in the ordinary course of business
        at fees and on terms and conditions that the Company believes are the same
        as
        those that would result from arm&#8217;s-length negotiations between unrelated
        parties.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
        11 &#8211; ACQUISITION OF MOUNTAIN HILL WATER COMPANY</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        August
        1, 2008, Artesian Water Maryland completed its acquisition of all the
        outstanding membership interests of Mountain Hill, from its sole member,
        Sunrise, for a purchase price of approximately $7.1 million.&#160;&#160;The
        purchase price included reimbursement of all carrying costs through the date
        of
        acquisition, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill.&#160;&#160;The
        acquisition included a 0.3 million gallon per day water treatment facility,
        four
        wells with a capacity of up to 500,000 gallons per day, a 500,000 gallon
        elevated storage tank and approximately eight miles of main, all situated
        within
        the core of Cecil County, Maryland&#8217;s designated growth corridor.&#160;&#160;The
        acquisition provides Artesian Water Maryland the right to serve the entire
        8,000
        acres owned by Sunrise or its associates.&#160;&#160;Mountain Hill serves two
        commercial accounts in the Principio Business Park, located within Cecil
        County&#8217;s designated growth corridor.&#160;&#160;Mountain Hill will also provide
        water service to future customers in the Principio Business Park and will
        provide water service to the proposed 660 home residential development of
        Charlestown Crossing as well as the surrounding area.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Approximately
        $4.8 million of the total purchase price was paid at closing.&#160;&#160;The
        $4.8 million is comprised of a down payment of $0.6 million, payment of the
        closing debt of $4.0 million and an easement payment of $0.2
        million.&#160;&#160;The cash used at closing came from the Company&#8217;s available
        line of credit.&#160;&#160;In addition, on the closing date, Artesian Water
        Maryland executed a promissory note in the amount of approximately $2.3 million
        to Sunrise, or the Note, that bears interest at a variable interest rate
        based
        upon the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 150 basis points.&#160;&#160;The
        Note is payable in four equal installments, commencing on the first anniversary
        of the closing date.&#160;&#160;The Note is secured by a first lien security
        interest in all of Mountain Hill&#8217;s assets in favor of Sunrise and is guaranteed
        by Artesian Resources.</font></div>
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        acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded in the accompanying consolidated
        balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of August 1, 2008.&#160;&#160;A
        summary of the allocation of purchase price to the assets acquired and payments
        made as of August 1, 2008 is presented in the table below.</font></div>
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                  plant and equipment (net)</font></div>
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                  assets &#8211; Start up</font></div>
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              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Purchase
                  Price</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$</font></td>
              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7,093</font></td>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="88%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Down
                  payment</font></div>
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              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$</font></td>
              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(580</font></td>
              <td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">)
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                  debt payment</font></div>
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                  Payment</font></div>
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              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
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                  Note</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(2,321</font></td>
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                  Payments</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
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        12 - IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, FASB, issued Statement
        No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements.&#8221;&#160;&#160;This statement defines fair
        value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
        accounting principles (GAAP) and expands disclosures about fair value
        measurements of assets and liabilities.&#160;&#160;This statement applies under
        other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements;
        however, the statement does not require any new fair value
        measurements.&#160;&#160;This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning
        after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those years.&#160;&#160;On
        January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 157, except as it applies
        to
        non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities for which the effective
        date
        has been delayed by one year as described below.&#160;&#160;The adoption of SFAS
        157 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of
        operations.</font></div>
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        157
        defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset
        or
        paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
        advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction
        between
        market participants on the measurement date.&#160;&#160;SFAS 157 also
        establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the
        use
        of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring
        fair value.&#160;&#160;The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be
        used to measure fair value:</font></div>
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        1 -
        Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
        liabilities.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Level
        2 -
        Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar
        assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other
        inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data
        for
        substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Level
        3 -
        Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and
        that
        are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        book
        values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, lines of credit,
        and
        accounts payable approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term
        nature of these instruments.&#160;&#160;&#160;The fair value of the long term
        debt at September 30, 2008 is estimated at $88.3 million determined by
        discounting their future cash flows using current market interest rates on
        similar instruments with comparable maturities (Level 2 inputs).</font></div>
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        February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-2, "Effective Date of
        FASB
        Statement No. 157," which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all
        non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are
        recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on at least
        an
        annual basis, until January 1, 2009 for calendar year-end
        entities.&#160;&#160;The Company does not expect it to have a material effect on
        the financial statements.</font></div>
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        March
        2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, &#8220;Disclosures about Derivative
        Instruments and Hedging Activities &#8211; Including an amendment of FASB
        No.133.&#8221;&#160;&#160;This statement changes the disclosure requirements for
        derivative instruments and hedging activities.&#160;&#160;Entities are required
        to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why a company used derivative
        instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedge items are
        accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations and (c)
        how
        derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity&#8217;s financial
        position, financial performance, and cash flow. This Statement is effective
        for
        financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
        after
        November 15, 2008.&#160;&#160;The Company expects to adopt this statement
        effective January 1, 2009 and does not expect it to have a material effect
        on
        the financial statements.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        May of
        2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 162, &#8220;The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
        Accounting Principles.&#8221;&#160;&#160;This statement identifies the sources of
        accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be
        used
        in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that
        are
        presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP
        hierarchy).&#160;&#160;This statement is effective 60 days following the SEC&#8217;s
        approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU
        Section 411, &#8220;The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally
        Accepted Accounting Principles&#8221;.&#160;&#160;The Company does not expect this
        Statement will have a material impact on the financial statements.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Also
        in
        May of 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 163, &#8220;Accounting for Financial
        Guarantee Insurance Contracts.&#8221;&#160;&#160;This statement requires that an
        insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default
        (insured event) when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred
        in
        an insured financial obligation.&#160;&#160;This statement also clarifies how
        Statement No. 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including
        recognition and measurement to be used to account for premium revenue and
        claim
        liabilities.&#160;&#160;This Statement is effective for the financial statements
        issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all interim
        periods within those fiscal years, except for some disclosures about the
        insurance enterprise&#8217;s risk-management activities.&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s
        adoption of this statement will not have a material effect on the financial
        statements.</font></div>
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        13 &#8211; SUBSEQUENT EVENTS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        October 7, 2008, Artesian Water Maryland signed an agreement, or the Water
        Asset
        Purchase Agreement, to purchase from Cecil County, Maryland, or Cecil County,
        all of Cecil County&#8217;s rights, title and interest in and to specific water
        facilities and the associated parcels of real property, easement rights and
        water transmission and distribution systems.&#160;&#160;The water facilities
        include Meadowview, Pine Hills, Harbourview and the Route 7
        Facility.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Water Asset Purchase Agreement, Artesian
        Water Maryland will pay to Cecil County a&#160;&#160;price equal to the net
        asset value of the purchased assets and assume certain liabilities at
        closing.&#160;&#160;This sum may be paid by Artesian Water Maryland to Cecil
        County in cash at closing or, upon mutual agreement, by a note payable to
        Cecil
        County.&#160;&#160;Any cash portion of the purchase price financed by Cecil
        County would be repaid upon such terms, and at such rate of interest, as
        Cecil
        County and Artesian Water Maryland shall agree.&#160;&#160;In such case,
        Artesian Water Maryland would then provide a promissory note to Cecil County
        at
        closing.&#160;&#160;The net asset value of the purchased assets under the Water
        Asset Purchase agreement is approximately $2.2 million.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        October 7, 2008, Artesian Wastewater Maryland signed an agreement, or the
        Meadowview Wastewater Asset Purchase Agreement, to purchase from Cecil County
        the wastewater facilities known as the Meadowview Wastewater Facility and
        the
        Highlands Wastewater Facility and the associated parcels of real property,
        easement rights and wastewater collection systems with respect to each
        facility.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Meadowview Wastewater Asset Purchase
        Agreement, Artesian Wastewater Maryland will pay to Cecil County a price
        equal
        to the net asset value of the purchased assets and assume certain liabilities
        at
        closing.&#160;&#160;The purchase price shall be paid by Artesian Wastewater
        Maryland&#8217;s assumption of the principal amount due by Cecil County with respect
        to a tax-exempt Cecil County Sanitary District Bond, Series 2004B, or the
        Bond,
        as payable under the loan agreement dated October 12, 2004 by and between
        Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration and Cecil County, or the
        Bond
        Indebtedness.&#160;&#160;Artesian Wastewater Maryland will pay down the Bond at
        such times and in such amounts as Cecil County is required to pay the same
        in
        accordance with the terms of the Bond.&#160;&#160;In the event that the net
        asset value of the purchased assets as of the closing exceeds the Bond
        Indebtedness to be paid by Artesian Wastewater Maryland, then the positive
        difference (if any) shall be paid by Artesian Wastewater Maryland to Cecil
        County in cash at closing or, upon mutual agreement, by a note payable to
        Cecil
        County.&#160;&#160;Any cash portion of the purchase price financed by Cecil
        County would be repaid upon such terms, and at such rate of interest, as
        Cecil
        County and Artesian Wastewater Maryland shall agree, and in such case, Artesian
        Wastewater Maryland would then provide a promissory note to Cecil County
        at
        closing.&#160;&#160;The net asset value of purchased assets under the Meadowview
        Wastewater Asset Purchase Agreement is approximately $7.8
        million.&#160;&#160;The debt associated with the Bond is approximately $7.2
        million.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        October 7, 2008, Artesian Wastewater Maryland signed an agreement, or the
        Cherry
        Hill Wastewater Asset Purchase Agreement, to purchase from Cecil County the
        wastewater facilities known as the Cherry Hill Wastewater Facility and the
        Harbourview Wastewater Facility and the associated parcels of real property,
        easement rights and wastewater collection systems with respect to each
        facility.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Cherry Hill Wastewater Asset Purchase
        Agreement, Artesian Wastewater Maryland will pay to Cecil County a sum equal
        to
        the net asset value of the purchased assets and assume certain liabilities
        at
        closing, and Cecil County shall immediately upon receipt of such payment,
        pay to
        its creditors an amount sufficient to pay all indebtedness of Cecil County
        in
        respect of the Cherry Hill and Harbourview Wastewater facilities, or the
        Indebtedness.&#160;&#160;If the amount of the purchase price under the Cherry
        Hill Wastewater Asset Purchase Agreement shall be less than the Indebtedness,
        Cecil County shall pay out of its own funds any amount sufficient to pay
        and
        discharge in full the Indebtedness in excess of the purchase price;
        alternatively, if the purchase price exceeds the amount necessary for Cecil
        County to pay the Indebtedness, such excess may not be required to be paid
        by
        Artesian Wastewater Maryland at the closing, but may be financed by Cecil
        County.&#160;&#160;Any such portion of the purchase price financed by Cecil
        County would be repaid upon such terms, and at such rate of interest, as
        Cecil
        County and Artesian Wastewater Maryland shall agree, and in such case Artesian
        Wastewater Maryland would then provide a promissory note to Cecil County
        at
        closing.&#160;&#160;The net asset value of the purchased assets under the Cherry
        Hill Wastewater Asset Purchase Agreement is approximately $3.8
        million.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Closings
        on the transactions above are expected to occur on or before June 30, 2009,
        subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including, among
        other matters, the completion of Artesian Resources&#8217; due diligence and the
        approval of the Maryland Public Service Commission.&#160;&#160;Under each of the
        Asset Purchase Agreements, either party may terminate such agreement, subject
        to
        certain exceptions, in the event of uncured breach by the other party, or
        if the
        closing has not occurred by December 31, 2009.&#160;&#160;The existing water and
        wastewater systems subject to the Asset Purchase Agreements serve approximately
        3,400 customers.</font></div>
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        October 29, 2008, Artesian Water and CoBank, ACB, or CoBank, entered into
        an
        agreement regarding the setting of a fixed rate for a new $15 million First
        Mortgage Bond, or Bond.&#160;&#160;This Bond will be incurred at a future date,
        which is expected to be on or before December 1, 2008.&#160;&#160;The fixed rate
        is 6.73% per annum.&#160;&#160;The fixed rate period will be from the settlement
        date to March 1, 2016, the maturity date.&#160;&#160;This Bond will be used
        primarily towards the new office building addition to our corporate headquarters
        in New Castle County, DE.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">MANAGEMENT'S
        DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
        OPERATIONS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Overview</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">Strategic
        Direction</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        profitability is primarily attributable to the sale of water by Artesian
        Water,
        the amount of which is dependent on seasonal fluctuations in weather,
        particularly during the summer months when water demand may vary with rainfall
        and temperature.&#160;&#160;In the event that temperatures during the typically
        warmer months are cooler than expected, or rainfall is greater than expected,
        the demand for water may decrease and our revenues may be adversely
        affected.&#160;&#160;We believe the effects of weather are short term and do not
        materially affect the execution of our strategic initiatives.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        initiatives south of the C&amp;D Canal that began in 1992 are now providing the
        greatest portion of our customer growth.&#160;&#160;This shift in growth is
        primarily the result of the build out of our service area in northern New
        Castle
        County, Delaware.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">While
        customer growth in our water utility subsidiaries continued to be a major
        focus
        in the first nine months of 2008, we aggressively seek opportunities that
        produce revenue streams that are not as directly affected by
        weather.&#160;&#160;These opportunities include the efforts of Artesian Utility,
        which is actively pursuing opportunities to design, build and operate water
        and
        wastewater facilities throughout Delaware and surrounding areas on the Delmarva
        Peninsula. In addition, Artesian Utility acquired all rights, titles and
        interest in the operations contracts of TMH. We currently provide contract
        water
        and wastewater operation services to 21 private, municipal and governmental
        institutions in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania.&#160;&#160;Artesian
        Wastewater began providing wastewater services to customers in Delaware as
        a
        regulated public wastewater service company in July 2005.&#160;&#160;The
        opportunities generated through our wastewater service company may provide
        additional service territory for the regulated water subsidiary or may provide
        contract operations services for municipalities or other regulated
        entities.&#160;&#160;We will continue to focus attention on expanding our
        contract operations opportunities with municipalities and private water
        providers on the Delmarva Peninsula.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        strategy is to focus on total resource management covering a wide spectrum
        of
        activities, which include: identifying new and dependable sources of supply;
        developing the wells, treatment plants and delivery systems to get water
        to
        customers; educating customers on the wise use of water; and providing
        responsible wastewater management to assist with recharge of the
        aquifers.&#160;&#160;Our strategy includes focusing our efforts to expand in new
        regions added to our service territory over the last 10 years, where growth
        is
        strong and demand is increasing.&#160;&#160;We also foresee significant growth
        opportunities in wastewater service and will continue to seek strategic
        partnerships and relationships with developers and municipalities to complement
        existing agreements for the provision of wastewater service on the Delmarva
        Peninsula.</font></div>
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        addition to services discussed above, Artesian Resources initiated a Water
        Service Line Protection Plan, or WSLP Plan, in March 2005.&#160;&#160;The WSLP
        Plan covers all parts, material and labor required to repair or replace
        participants&#8217; leaking water service lines up to an annual limit.&#160;&#160;As
        of September 30, 2008, approximately 11,600, or 19%, of our 60,000 eligible
        water customers had signed up for the WSLP Plan.&#160;&#160;&#160;The WSLP Plan
        was expanded in the second quarter of 2008 to include maintenance or repair
        to
        customers&#8217; sewer lines.&#160;&#160;This plan, Sewer Service Line Protection
        Plan, or SSLP Plan, covers all parts, material and labor required to repair
        or
        replace participants&#8217; leaking or clogged sewer lines up to an annual
        limit.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, approximately 3,400, or 8%, of our
        42,800 eligible customers had signed up for the SSLP Plan.</font></div>
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        July
        2008, Artesian Wastewater and the Town of Georgetown, or Georgetown, finalized
        a
        wastewater service agreement establishing a long term arrangement that will
        meet
        the future wastewater treatment and disposal needs in Georgetown&#8217;s growth and
        annexation areas.&#160;&#160;Artesian Wastewater will provide up to 1 million
        gallons per day of wastewater capacity for the town within the next 10
        years.&#160;&#160;Artesian Wastewater will receive untreated wastewater effluent
        from properties located within Georgetown&#8217;s current and future annexation and
        growth areas.&#160;&#160;Artesian Wastewater will be responsible for capital
        improvements required for the treatment, storage and disposal of wastewater
        effluent from Georgetown&#8217;s Sand Hill Pump station, as well as design,
        construction and maintenance of the regional wastewater facility, a force
        main
        interconnection, all meters and piping necessary to receive Georgetown&#8217;s
        effluent flow.&#160;&#160;Georgetown will compensate Artesian Wastewater $1
        million for a portion of the cost of the regional force
        main.&#160;&#160;Georgetown will also pay connection contribution fees in
        reference to each residential and non-residential structure utilizing the
        regional wastewater facility.</font></div>
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        Matters and Inflation</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        of
        September 30, 2008, we had approximately 75,800 metered water customers,
        approximately 600 wastewater customers, and served a population of approximately
        256,000 (including contract services), representing approximately 30% of
        Delaware's total population.&#160;&#160;Increases in the number of customers
        served by Artesian Water and Artesian Wastewater contributed to increases
        in our
        operating revenues.&#160;&#160;The Delaware Public Service Commission, or PSC,
        regulates both Artesian Water's and Artesian Wastewater&#8217;s rates charged for
        service, the sale and issuance of securities and other
        matters.&#160;&#160;Artesian Water Maryland is subject to the regulatory
        jurisdiction of the Maryland Public Service Commission.&#160;&#160;Artesian
        Water Pennsylvania is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania
        Public Utilities Commission.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        regulated utilities periodically seek rate increases to cover the cost of
        increased operating expenses, increased financing expenses due to additional
        investments in utility plant and other costs of doing business.&#160;&#160;In
        Delaware, utilities are permitted by law to place rates into effect, under
        bond,
        on a temporary basis pending completion of a rate increase
        proceeding.&#160;&#160;The first temporary increase may be up to the lesser of
        $2.5 million on an annual basis or 15% of annual gross water
        sales.&#160;&#160;Should the rate case not be completed within seven months, by
        law, the utility may put the lesser of the entire requested rate relief or
        15%
        of annual gross water sales in effect, under bond, until a final resolution
        is
        ordered and placed into effect.&#160;&#160;If such rates are found to be in
        excess of rates the PSC finds to be appropriate, we must refund the portion
        found in excess to customers with interest.&#160;&#160;The timing of our rate
        increase requests are therefore dependent upon the estimated cost of the
        administrative process in relation to the investments and expenses that we
        hope
        to recover through the rate increase.&#160;&#160;We can provide no assurances
        that rate increase requests will be approved by the applicable regulatory
        agencies; and, if approved, we cannot guarantee that these rate increases
        will
        be granted in a timely or sufficient manner to cover the investments and
        expenses for which we initially sought the rate increase.&#160;&#160;On April
        22, 2008, Artesian Water filed a petition with the PSC to implement new rates
        to
        meet a requested increase in revenue of 28.8%, or approximately $14.2 million,
        on an annualized basis. On July, 11, 2008, pursuant to the PSC&#8217;s minimum filing
        requirements, Artesian filed a supplemental filing with the PSC to update
        financial schedules for actual experience through March 31, 2008 and to reflect
        additional changes affecting the requested increase.&#160;&#160;The overall
        result was a reduction to the requested increase in revenue of 1.5%, to 27.3%
        or
        approximately $13.5 million, on an annualized basis.</font></div>
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        permitted by law, on June 21, 2008, we placed temporary rates into effect,
        designed to generate an increase in annual operating revenue of approximately
        5.0%, or $2.5 million on an annualized basis, until new rates are approved
        by
        the PSC.&#160;&#160;Evidentiary hearings have been set for December 8-10, 2008
        and a final Commission decision is anticipated in the first quarter of 2009
        in
        reference to the implementation of our requested rate increase.</font></div>
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        2003,
        legislation was enacted in Delaware requiring all water utilities serving
        within
        northern New Castle County to certify by July 2006 that they have sufficient
        sources of self-supply to serve their respective systems.&#160;&#160;On June 30,
        2006, Artesian Water filed our certification related to the adequacy of our
        water supply through 2009.&#160;&#160;After completion of their review, on July
        24, 2007, the PSC accepted our certification of sufficient water
        supply.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Delaware
        statute permits utilities to put into effect on a semi-annual basis, increases
        related to specific types of distribution system improvements through
        DSIC.&#160;&#160;This charge is available to water utilities to be implemented
        between general rate increase applications that normally recognize changes
        in a
        water utility&#8217;s overall financial position.&#160;&#160;The DSIC process is less
        costly when compared to the approval process for general rate increase
        requests.&#160;&#160;The DSIC rate applied between base rate filings is capped
        at 7.5% of the amount billed to customers under otherwise applicable rates
        and
        charges, and the DSIC rate increase applied cannot exceed 5% within any 12-month
        period.&#160;&#160;In December 2007, Artesian Water filed an application with
        the PSC for approval to collect a 0.46% increase, effective January 1, 2008,
        to
        recover the costs of eligible non-revenue producing improvements made since
        the
        last rate increase in 2006.&#160;&#160;The PSC approved the DSIC effective
        January 1, 2008 subject to audit at a later date. During the first nine months
        of 2008, we earned approximately $99,000 in DSIC revenue.&#160;&#160;On June 21,
        2008, the Company discontinued the collection of DSIC pursuant to Delaware
        law
        which requires the Company to discontinue a DSIC when new base rates are
        put
        into effect.&#160;&#160;We did not have DSIC in effect during 2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        April
        10, 2006, the PSC made effective new rules under Regulation Docket 15 that
        govern the terms and conditions under which water utilities require advances
        or
        contributions from customers or developers.&#160;&#160;These regulations require
        that developers pay for all water facilities within a new development, with
        such
        funding recorded as contributions in aid of construction by the water
        utility.&#160;&#160;In addition, the utility is required to receive a
        contribution in aid of construction of $1,500 for each new residential
        connection to its system towards the cost of water supply, treatment and
        storage
        facilities.&#160;&#160;These regulations further require developers to fully pay
        for facilities to serve satellite systems.&#160;&#160;These required
        contributions are intended to place a greater burden upon new customers to
        pay
        for the cost of facilities required to serve them.&#160;&#160;On April, 8, 2008,
        the PSC reopened this docket to assess the effectiveness of the 2006 rules
        and
        regulations requiring water utilities to collect contributions in aid of
        construction.&#160;&#160;We anticipate this proceeding to continue through the
        end of the year.</font></div>
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        are
        affected by inflation, most notably by the continually increasing costs required
        to maintain, improve and expand our service capability.&#160;&#160;The
        cumulative effect of inflation results in significantly higher facility costs
        compared to investments made 20 to 40 years ago, which must be recovered
        from
        future cash flows.</font></div>
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        of Operations &#8211;
Analysis of the Quarter Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to the Quarter
        Ended
        September 30, 2007</font></font></div>
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        Revenues</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Revenues
        totaled $15.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, $0.7 million,
        or
        4.1%, above revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $15.0
        million.&#160;&#160;Water sales revenues increased 2.7% for the quarter ended
        September 30, 2008, over the corresponding period in 2007.&#160;&#160;Water
        sales revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was positively impacted
        by the implementation of the second step of the rate increase on July 24,
        2007
        of 3.0% as approved by the PSC upon completion of our issuance of common
        stock
        and a temporary rate increase of 5% placed into effect on June 21, 2008,
        as
        permitted under Delaware law, until new rates are approved by the
        PSC.&#160;&#160;However, per capita demand has declined for the quarter ended
        September 30, 2008 in comparison to the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
        thereby reducing the effect of the temporary rate increase.&#160;&#160;We
        realized 90.9% of our total operating revenue for the quarter ended September
        30, 2008 from the sale of water.&#160;&#160;In 2007, 92.1% of our total revenue
        was from water sales.</font></div>
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        operating revenue increased $119,000 for the quarter ended September 30,
        2008,
        or 14.2%, from $836,000 in 2007 to $955,000 in 2008.&#160;&#160;The increase in
        revenue is the result of an increase of $78,000 and $64,000 in wastewater
        and
        water SLP Plan revenue.&#160;&#160;The SLP Plan provides coverage for all
        material and labor required to repair or replace participants&#8217; leaking water and
        leaking or clogged wastewater service lines up to an annual
        limit.&#160;&#160;Pennsylvania based contract operations revenue in Artesian
        Utility increased $35,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 compared
        to
        the same period in 2007.&#160;&#160;These increases were offset by a decrease in
        design and construction contract revenue for Artesian Utility in the third
        quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter a year ago.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Operating
        expenses, excluding depreciation and income taxes, increased $0.6 million,
        or
        8.9%, to $8.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared
        to $7.8
        million for the same period in 2007.&#160;&#160;The increase in operating
        expenses is the result of an increase in utility operating expenses of
        $645,000.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        increase in utility operating expense of $645,000 for the quarter ended
        September 30, 2008, or 10.1%, over the same period in 2007, is comprised
        of
        increases in payroll and employee benefits costs, purchased water and purchased
        power expense.</font></div>
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        and employee benefit expense increased $248,000, or 7.9%, compared to the
        same
        period in 2007, primarily due to increases in employee count, employee wages
        from merit increases, and increased employee benefit premium
        expenses.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchased
        water expense increased $229,000, or 35.3%, compared to the same period in
        2007,
        primarily due to the timing of purchases under minimum contracts from the
        Chester Water Authority and an increase of 7.8% in Chester Water Authority&#8217;s
        rates effective in July 2008.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchased
        power expense increased $89,000, or 16.0%, compared to the same period in
        2007
        due to an 8.47% rate increase in May 2008 under the new two-year electric
        supply
        contract and increased usage.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Property
        and other taxes increased by $41,000, or 5.5%, compared to the same period
        in
        2007, reflecting increases in tax rates charged for public schools in various
        areas where Artesian holds property and increases in the number of plants
        owned
        by Artesian.&#160;&#160;Property taxes are assessed on land, buildings and
        certain utility plant, which includes the footage and size of pipe, hydrants
        and
        wells primarily owned by Artesian Water.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        ratio
        of operating expense, excluding depreciation and income taxes, to total revenue
        was 53.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to 51.6% for
        the
        quarter ended September 30, 2007.</font></div>
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        and amortization expense increased $83,000, or 6.2%, over the quarter ended
        September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, due to continuing
        investment in utility plant in service providing supply, treatment, storage
        and
        distribution of water.</font></div>
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        and state income tax expense decreased $56,000 due to lower taxable income
        for
        the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to the quarter ended September
        30, 2007.</font></div>
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        Income,
        Net</font></font></div>
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        Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, or AFUDC, increased $207,000,
        or
        265.4%, compared to the same period in 2007, as a result of increased long-term
        construction activity subject to AFUDC for the third quarter of 2008 compared
        to
        the same period in 2007.</font></div>
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        charges increased $181,000, or 12.1%, for the quarter ended September 30,
        2008,
        compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to more
        short-term debt interest as a result of higher borrowing on our lines of
        credit
        in 2008 compared to 2007.&#160;&#160;The average debt outstanding for the
        quarter ended September 30, 2008 was $16.6 million at an average rate of
        3.8%
        compared to $0.9 million and an average rate of 6.3% for the same period
        in
        2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        net
        income decreased $170,000, or 6.2%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008,
        compared to the same period a year ago.&#160;&#160;The decrease in net income
        for the quarter was primarily the result of lower operating income margins
        from
        both our water and wastewater utility business which experienced a decline
        in
        demand offsetting the rate increases as described above.&#160;&#160;Increased
        payroll, purchased water, and purchased power costs added to the decrease
        in net
        income as well as higher interest charges.&#160;&#160;Offsetting this
        unfavorable variance for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were higher
        operating income margins from our non-utility business due to increased
        wastewater and water SLP Plan revenue as well as higher other income from
        increased construction interest income (AFUDC).&#160;&#160;Basic earnings per
        share decreased to $0.35 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 compared
        to
        $0.38 for the same period in 2007.&#160;&#160;Diluted earnings per share were
        $0.35 and $0.37 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.</font></div>
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        of Operations &#8211;
Analysis of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to the Nine
        Months
        Ended September 30, 2007</font></font></div>
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        Revenues</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Revenues
        totaled $41.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, $2.2
        million, or 5.7%, above revenues for the nine months ended September 30,
        2007 of
        $39.6 million.&#160;&#160;Water sales revenues increased $1.3 million, 3.6%, for
        the nine months ended September 30, 2008, over the corresponding period in
        2007.&#160;&#160;Water sales revenue for the nine months ended September 30,
        2008 was positively impacted by the implementation of the second step of
        the
        rate increase on July 24, 2007 of 3.0% as approved by the PSC upon completion
        of
        our issuance of common stock and a temporary rate increase of 5% placed into
        effect on June 21, 2008, as permitted under Delaware law, until new rates
        are
        approved by the PSC.&#160;&#160;However, per capita demand has declined for the
        nine months ended September 30, 2008 in comparison to the nine months ended
        September 30, 2007, thereby reducing the effect of the temporary rate
        increase.&#160;&#160;We realized 90.4% of our total operating revenue for the
        nine months ended September 30, 2008 from the sale of water.&#160;&#160;In 2007,
        92.3% of our total revenue was from water sales.</font></div>
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        utility operating revenue increased $210,000 for the nine months ended September
        30, 2008, or 16.6%, from $1.3 million in 2007 to $1.5 million for the same
        period in 2008.&#160;&#160;Approximately $190,000 of this increase was primarily
        due to service charges for the restoration of shut off service.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Non-utility
        operating revenue increased $733,000 for the nine months ended September
        30,
        2008, or 40.7%, from $1,799,000 in 2007 to $2,532,000 in 2008.&#160;&#160;This
        increase is attributable to increased contract revenues in Artesian Utility,
        primarily due to design and permitting services totaling $250,000 performed
        for
        a developer in Sussex County, Delaware and the addition of Pennsylvania contract
        operations of $232,000.&#160;&#160;The increase in revenue also includes an
        increase of&#160;&#160;$146,000 and $82,000, respectively, for the water and
        wastewater SLP Plan revenue.&#160;&#160;The SLP Plan provides coverage for all
        material and labor required to repair or replace participants&#8217; leaking water and
        leaking or clogged wastewater service lines up to an annual limit.</font></div>
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        Expenses</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Operating
        expenses, excluding depreciation and income taxes, increased $2.4 million,
        or
        10.7%, to $25.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared
        to $23.0 million for the same period in 2007.&#160;&#160;The components of the
        increase in operating expenses included an increase in utility operating
        expenses of $1,656,000 and an increase in property taxes of
        $250,000.&#160;&#160;Non-utility operating expenses increased $549,000 in the
        first nine months of 2008, or 45.1%, compared to the same period last
        year.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        increase in utility operating expense of $1,656,000 for the nine months ended
        September 30, 2008, or 8.4%, over the same period in 2007, is comprised of
        increases in payroll and employee benefits costs, purchased water, and purchased
        power expense.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Payroll
        and employee benefit expense increased $789,000, or 8.0%, compared to the
        same
        period in 2007, primarily due to increases in employee count, employee wages
        from merit increases, and increased employee benefit premium
        expense.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchased
        water expense increased $448,000, or 23.5%, compared to the same period in
        2007,
        primarily due to the timing of purchases under minimum contracts from Chester
        Water Authority and an increase in Chester Water Authority&#8217;s rates of 7.8%
        effective in July 2008.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchased
        power expense increased $186,000, or 10.7%, compared to the same period in
        2007
        due to an 8.47% rate increase in May 2008 under the new two-year electric
        supply
        contract and increased usage.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Non-utility
        expense increased approximately $549,000, or 45.1%, for the nine months ended
        September 30, 2008, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
        as a
        result of increased contract projects as compared to the same period in
        2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Property
        and other taxes increased by $250,000, or 11.7%, compared to the same period
        in
        2007, reflecting increases in tax rates charged for public schools in various
        areas where Artesian holds property and increases in the number of plants
        owned
        by Artesian.&#160;&#160;Property taxes are assessed on land, buildings and
        certain utility plant, which includes the footage and size of pipe, hydrants
        and
        wells primarily owned by Artesian Water.</font></div>
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        ratio
        of operating expense, excluding depreciation and income taxes, to total revenue
        was 60.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to 58.1%
        for
        the nine months ended September 30, 2007.</font></div>
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        and amortization expense increased $220,000, or 5.7%, over the nine months
        ended
        September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, due to continuing
        investment in utility plant in service providing supply, treatment, storage
        and
        distribution of water.</font></div>
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        Income,
        Net</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, or AFUDC, increased $402,000,
        or
        188.7%, compared to the same period in 2007, as a result of increased long-term
        construction activity subject to AFUDC for the nine months ended September
        30,
        2008, compared to the same period in 2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Interest
        Charges</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Interest
        charges decreased $46,000, or 1.0%, for the nine months ended September 30,
        2008, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due
        to
        less short-term debt interest as a result of lower borrowing on our lines
        of
        credit coupled with lower average borrowing costs in 2008 compared to
        2007.</font></div>
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        Income</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        net
        income decreased $69,000, or 1.3%, for the nine months ended September 30,
        2008,
        compared to the same period a year ago.&#160;&#160;The decrease in net income
        for the nine months was primarily the result of lower operating income margins
        from both our water and wastewater utility business which experienced a decline
        in demand offsetting the rate increases as described above.&#160;&#160;Increased
        payroll, purchased water, and purchased power costs added to the decrease
        in net
        income.&#160;&#160;Offsetting this unfavorable variance for the nine months
        ended September 30, 2008 were higher operating income margins from our
        non-utility business due to increased wastewater and water SLP Plan revenue,
        higher other income from increased construction interest income (AFUDC),
        and
        lower short-term interest charges for the nine months compared to the same
        period a year ago.&#160;&#160;Basic earnings per share decreased to $0.70 for
        the year ended September 30, 2008 compared to $0.78 for the same period in
        2007.&#160;&#160;Diluted earnings per share were $0.69 and $0.77 for the year
        ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        primary sources of liquidity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
        were
        $14.8 million provided by cash flow from operating activities, $2.0 million
        in
        net contributions and advances from developers and $26.0 million in net
        borrowings on our lines of credit. Cash flow from operating activities is
        primarily provided by our utility operations, and is impacted by the timeliness
        and adequacy of rate increases and changes in water consumption as a result
        of
        year-to-year variations in weather conditions particularly during the
        summer.&#160;&#160;A significant part of our ability to maintain and meet our
        financial objectives is to assure our investments in utility plant and equipment
        are recovered in the rates charged to customers.&#160;&#160;As such, from time
        to time we file rate increase requests to recover increases in operating
        expenses and investments in utility plant and equipment.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        Company&#8217;s lines of credit have increased by $26 million primarily as a result of
        investments made in utility plant detailed below and the $6.6 million investment
        made in non-utility property associated with a new regional wastewater facility
        in Sussex County, Delaware.&#160;&#160;In addition, increases in accounts
        payable of $1.7 million and increases in accrued expenses of $1.8 million
        are
        also associated with the Company&#8217;s investment in utility plant.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
        invested $41.7 million in capital expenditures during the first nine months
        of
        2008, which includes $2.0 million of net advances and contribution in aid
        of
        construction, compared to $18.6 million invested during the same period in
        2007.&#160;&#160;The primary focus of Artesian Water&#8217;s investment was to
        continue to provide high quality reliable service to our growing service
        territory.&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">We have
        invested $6.2 million through the nine months ended September 30, 2008, for
        the
        construction of new treatment facilities, to enhance or improve existing
        treatment facilities, and for the rehabilitation of pumping equipment to
        better
        serve our customers.&#160;&#160;</font>In addition, we are continuing our
        regional approach to building infrastructure through connecting existing
        supply
        infrastructure to new developments and at the same time providing redundancy
        to
        existing developments by connecting them to the regional
        system.&#160;&#160;These efforts resulted in an investment of $11.3 million in
        the first nine months of 2008.&#160;&#160;Artesian invested $12.3 million in
        general plant in the first nine months of 2008.&#160; This included $9.9 million
        towards the construction of a new office building addition to our corporate
        headquarters in New Castle County.&#160;&#160;Another $6.6 million was invested
        into NSRWRC for the land and construction in progress of the regional wastewater
        treatment facility.&#160;&#160;In addition, on August 1, 2008 Artesian Water
        Maryland invested $4.8 million for the acquisition of Mountain
        Hill.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
        September 30, 2008, Artesian Water and Artesian Water Maryland had two shared
        lines of credit of $20 million each to meet temporary cash
        requirements.&#160;&#160;These revolving credit facilities are
        unsecured.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, we had $25.3 million of
        available funds under these lines.&#160;&#160;The interest rate for borrowings
        under one of these lines is the London Interbank Offering Rate, or &#8220;LIBOR,&#8221; plus
        0.75% or, at our discretion, the bank&#8217;s federal funds rate plus
        1.00%.&#160;&#160;The interest rate for borrowings under the other line of
        credit is the LIBOR plus 1.00% or, at our discretion, the bank&#8217;s federal funds
        rate plus 1.00%.&#160;&#160;Each bank reviews all of their facilities annually
        for renewal.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
        September 30, 2008, Artesian Utility and Artesian Wastewater had lines of
        credit
        with a financial institution for $3.5 million and $10.0 million, respectively,
        to meet temporary cash requirements.&#160;&#160;These revolving credit
        facilities are unsecured.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, Artesian
        Wastewater had $4.4 million of available funds while Artesian Utility had
        not
        borrowed funds under its line of credit. The interest rate for borrowings
        under
        each of these lines is the LIBOR plus 1.75%.&#160;&#160;The bank reviews its
        facilities annually for renewal.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        June
        30, 2008, Artesian Utility signed an agreement with Northern Sussex Regional
        Water Recycling Complex, LLC, or NSRWRC.&#160;&#160;Under the terms of the
        agreement, Artesian Utility acts as the guarantor of NSRWRC&#8217;s $10 million
        construction loan secured by land.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008 NSRWRC
        had $3.4 million of available funds under the construction loan.&#160;&#160;The
        interest rate on the guarantee is variable based on LIBOR Advantage Rate
        plus
        225 basis points.&#160;&#160;In the event of a default by NSRWRC, Artesian
        Resources shall pay the bank the amount due of the obligations or, on demand
        of
        the bank, immediately deposit all amounts due under the obligation.</font></div>
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        debt obligations reflect the maturities of certain series of our first mortgage
        bonds, which we intend to refinance when due.&#160;&#160;The state revolving
        fund loan obligation has an amortizing mortgage payment payable over a 20-year
        period, and will be refinanced as future securities are issued.&#160;&#160;Both
        the long-term debt and the state revolving fund loan have certain financial
        covenant provisions, the violation of which could result in default and require
        the obligation to be immediately repaid, including all interest.&#160;&#160;For
        information about these financial covenant provisions, refer to the Company&#8217;s
        annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.&#160;&#160;We
        have not experienced conditions that would result in our default under these
        agreements, and we do not anticipate any such occurrence.&#160;&#160;Payments
        for unconditional purchase obligations reflect minimum water purchase
        obligations based on rates that are subject to change under our interconnection
        agreement with the Chester Water Authority.</font></div>
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        October 29, 2008, Artesian Water and CoBank, ACB, or CoBank, entered into
        an
        agreement regarding the setting of a fixed rate for a new $15 million First
        Mortgage Bond, or Bond. This Bond will be incurred at a future date, which
        is
        expected to be on or before December 1, 2008. The fixed rate is 6.73% per
        annum.
        The fixed rate period will be from the settlement date to March 1, 2016,
        the
        maturity date. This Bond will be used primarily towards the new office building
        addition to our corporate headquarters in New Castle County, DE.</font></div>
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        connection with the purchase of the treatment facility site, as of June 30,
        2008, Artesian Utility agreed to commit $3.0 million, payable over 10 years,
        to
        NSRWRC.&#160;&#160;The net present value of this obligation as of September 30,
        2008 is approximately $2.2 million.</font></div>
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            Of Contents</a></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Critical
        Accounting Assumptions, Estimates and Policies; Recent Accounting
        Standards</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
        discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
        is
        based on the accounting policies used and disclosed in our 2007 consolidated
        financial statements and accompanying notes that were prepared in accordance
        with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
        and included as part of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
        December 31, 2007.&#160;&#160;The preparation of those financial statements
        required management to make assumptions and estimates that affected the reported
        amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
        liabilities at the dates of the financial statements as well as the reported
        amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.&#160;&#160;Actual
        amounts or results could differ from those based on such assumptions and
        estimates.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
        critical accounting policies are described in Management's Discussion and
        Analysis included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
        31, 2007.&#160;&#160;There have been no changes in these accounting
        policies.&#160;&#160;Our significant accounting policies are described in our
        2007 consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form
        10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Information
        concerning our implementation and the impact of recent accounting standards
        issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board is included in the notes
        to
        our 2007 consolidated financial statements included in our annual report
        on Form
        10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and also in the notes to our
        consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report on Form
        10-Q.&#160;&#160;We did not adopt any accounting policy in the first nine months
        of 2008 that had a material impact on our financial condition, liquidity
        or
        results of operations.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">CAUTION
        REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Statements
        in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which express our &#8220;belief,&#8221; &#8220;anticipation&#8221;
or &#8220;expectation,&#8221; as well as other statements which are not historical fact, are
        forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
        Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
        Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
        1995.&#160;&#160;Statements regarding our goals, priorities, growth and
        expansion plans for our water and wastewater subsidiaries, customer base
        growth
        opportunities in Cecil County, Maryland, our belief regarding our capacity
        to
        provide water services for the foreseeable future to our customers, our belief
        relating to our compliance and the cost to achieve compliance with relevant
        governmental regulations, the impact of weather on our operations and the
        execution of our strategic initiatives, our expectation relating to the adoption
        of recent accounting pronouncements, contract operations opportunities, legal
        proceedings, our properties, deferred tax assets, adequacy of our available
        sources of financing, the expected recovery of expenses <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">related to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">our</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">
        long-term debt, our </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">expectation to be in
        compliance with
        financial covenants in our debt instruments, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">our ability to refinance
        our debt as it
        comes due, </font>plans to increase our wastewater treatment operations and
        other revenue streams less affected by weather, plans to expand our service
        line
        protection plan program offerings, expected contributions in 2008 to our
        postretirement benefit plan, and our liquidity needs are forward-looking
        statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
        Act of
        1995 and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
        to
        differ materially from those projected.&#160;&#160;Words such as &#8220;expects&#8221;,
&#8220;anticipates&#8221;, &#8220;intends&#8221;, &#8220;plans&#8221;, &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221;
&#8220;forecasts,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; variations of such words and similar expressions
        are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Certain
        factors including changes in weather, changes in our contractual obligations,
        changes in government policies, the timing and results of our rate requests,
        changes in economic and market conditions generally, and other matters discussed
        in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 could
        cause results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
        statements.&#160;&#160;While the Company may elect to update forward-looking
        statements, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so other than as
        required by under the federal securities laws and you should not rely on
        any
        forward-looking statement as representation of the Company&#8217;s views as of any
        date subsequent to the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form
        10-Q.</font></div>
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        3 </a>- QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
        RISK</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
        are
        subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of
        business.&#160;&#160;Our policy is to manage interest rates through the use of
        fixed rate, long-term debt and, to a lesser extent, short-term
        debt.&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s interest rate risk related to existing fixed
        rate, long-term debt is not material due to the terms of our First Mortgage
        Bonds, which have maturity dates ranging from 2018 to 2043.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
        September 30, 2008, Artesian Water had lines of credit of $20.0 million each
        with two separate financial institutions totaling $40.0 million to meet
        temporary cash requirements.&#160;&#160;These revolving credit facilities are
        unsecured.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, we had $25.3 million of
        available funds under these lines.&#160;&#160;The interest rate for borrowings
        under one of these lines is the LIBOR, plus 0.75% or, at our discretion,
        the
        bank&#8217;s federal funds rate plus 1.00%.&#160;&#160;The interest rate for
        borrowings under the other line of credit is the LIBOR plus 1.00% or, at
        our
        discretion, the bank&#8217;s federal funds rate plus 1.00%.&#160;&#160;Each bank
        reviews all of their facilities annually for renewal.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
        September 30, 2008, Artesian Utility and Artesian Wastewater had lines of
        credit
        with a financial institution for $3.5 million and $10.0 million, respectively,
        to meet temporary cash requirements.&#160;&#160;These revolving credit
        facilities are unsecured.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008, Artesian
        Wastewater had $4.4 million of available funds while Artesian Utility had
        not
        borrowed funds under its line of credit. The interest rate for borrowings
        under
        each of these lines is the LIBOR plus 1.75%. The bank reviews its facilities
        annually for renewal.&#160;&#160;Consequently, our interest expense for
        short-term debt could be materially affected should interest rates change
        materially and we have material balances outstanding on our lines of
        credit.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        June
        30, 2008, Artesian Utility signed an agreement with Northern Sussex Regional
        Water Recycling Complex, LLC, or NSRWRC.&#160;&#160;Under the terms of the
        agreement, Artesian Resources acts as the guarantor of the $10 million
        construction loan secured by land.&#160;&#160;As of September 30, 2008 NSRWRC
        had $3.4 million of available funds.&#160;&#160;The interest rate on the
        guarantee is variable based on LIBOR Advantage Rate plus 225 basis
        points.&#160;&#160;In the event of default by NSRWRC, Artesian Resources shall
        pay the bank the amount due of the obligations or on demand of the bank
        immediately deposit all amounts due under the obligation.</font></div>
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        August
        1, 2008, Artesian Water Maryland executed a promissory note in the amount
        of
        approximately $2.3 million, or the Note, that bears interest at a variable
        interest rate based upon the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 150 basis
        points.&#160;&#160;The Note is payable in four equal installments, commencing on
        the first anniversary of the closing date.&#160;&#160;The Note is secured by a
        first lien security interest in all of Mountain Hill&#8217;s assets and is guaranteed
        by Artesian Resources.</font></div>
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        4</a>&#8211; CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES</font></div>
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                  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures</font></div>
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                  management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
                  and
                  Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
                  controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
                  this
                  report.&#160;&#160;Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
                  and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
                  and
                  procedures were not effective.</font></div>
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                  May 8, 2008, BDO Seidman, LLP, our independent registered public
                  accounting firm, advised our Audit Committee that they had identified
                  a
                  material weakness in internal control over financial reporting
                  relating to
                  the recordation of contributed plant assets and related contributions
                  in
                  aid of construction (CIAC) in the proper accounting periods.&#160;&#160;A
                  material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or combination of
                  deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such
                  that
                  there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
                  of the
                  company&#8217;s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
                  or
                  detected on a timely basis.&#160;&#160;The Company has made improvements
                  to its internal controls including preventive and detective measures
                  related to the material weakness described above.</font></div>
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                  Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting</font></div>
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                  than described above, no change in our internal control over financial
                  reporting occurred during the Company&#8217;s most recent fiscal quarter that
                  has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                  affect, our
                  internal control over financial
                  reporting.</font></div>
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        II - OTHER INFORMATION</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="Risk">ITEM
        1A </a>&#8211; RISK FACTORS</font></div>
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        addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully
        consider the factors discussed in Part I, &#8220;Item 1A. Risk Factors&#8221; in our Annual
        Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which could materially
        affect our business, financial condition or future results.&#160;&#160;Although
        there have been no material changes to the risk factors described in such
        Annual
        Report on Form 10-K, the risks described therein are not the only risks facing
        us.&#160;&#160;Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or
        that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect
        our
        business, financial condition and/or operating results.</font></div>
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&#8211; 14 (a)
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&#8211; 14 (a)
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                  Officer
                  and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 1350 of
                  Chapter 63
                  of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C.
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        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has
        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
        duly authorized.</font></div>
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        RESOURCES CORPORATION</font></div>
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                  7, 2008</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">/s/&#160;DIAN
                  C. TAYLOR&#160;</font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.
                  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
                  ended
                  September 30, 2008 of Artesian Resources Corporation (this &#8220;Report&#8221;);
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.
                  Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue
                  statement
                  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
                  make the
                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
                  statements
                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.
                  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
                  information included in this Report, fairly present in all material
                  respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
                  flows of
                  the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.
                  The registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
                  (as
                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
                  control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">a)
                  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
                  disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
                  to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
                  including
                  its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
                  those
                  entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is
                  being
                  prepared; </font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">b)
                  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
                  such
                  internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
                  our
                  supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
                  of
                  financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
                  for
                  external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                  principles; </font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">c)
                  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#8217;s disclosure controls and
                  procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
                  the end of
                  the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">d)
                  Disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant's internal
                  control
                  over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
                  most recent
                  fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
                  to
                  materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
                  reporting; and </font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">5.
                  The registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
                  our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
                  to the registrant&#8217;s auditors and the audit committee of registrant&#8217;s board
                  of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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                  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
                  or
                  operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
                  reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#8217;s ability to record,
                  process, summarize and report financial information; and
                  </font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">b)
                  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
                  other
                  employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#8217;s internal control
                  over financial reporting. </font></div>
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        7, 2008</font></div>
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<TYPE>EX-31.2
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        of Chief Executive Officer of Artesian Resources Corporation</font></div>
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        David
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.
                  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
                  ended
                  September 30, 2008 of Artesian Resources Corporation (this &#8220;Report&#8221;);
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.
                  Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue
                  statement
                  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
                  make the
                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
                  statements
                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
                  this
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