Exhibit 32


     CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
          ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13A - 14 (B)
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934


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
           Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006
           (the "Form 10-Q") 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-Q fairly presents, in all
           material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
           of the Company.

Date: May 10, 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













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