Exhibit 31.1
                                 CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Dian C. Taylor certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
      March 31, 2004 of Artesian Resources Corporation (this "Report");

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 Report;

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;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e ) for the registrant
      and we have:

         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;
         b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
             controls and procedures and presented in this Report our
             conclusions about the effectiveness of the registrant's
             disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period
             covered by this Report based on such evaluation;
         c)  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;

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
      on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
      reporting to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
      registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
      function):

         a)  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's
             ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
             information; and
         b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
             other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
             internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  April 28, 2004                       /s/  Dian C. Taylor
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                                       Dian C. Taylor
                                       Chief Executive Officer (Principal
                                       Executive Officer)