Exhibit 32

                         ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

            FORM OF OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 OF
                             THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
          Relating to a Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements

I, Dian C. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, and David B. Spacht, Chief Financial
Officer, of Artesian Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on our knowledge:

(1) The Company's periodic report containing financial statements on Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 (the "Form 10-K")
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 USC Section 78m(a) or Section 78o(d)), as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: March 17, 2006


CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:


/s/ DIAN C. TAYLOR                            /s/ DAVID B. SPACHT
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Dian C. Taylor                                David B. Spacht