PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge says she won't compel Scottsdale to resume an arrangement that allowed residents of a neighboring community to get their water…
An Arizona judge ruled that Rio Verde Foothills residents have not showed that Scottsdale caused them irreparable harm and said the community can obtain their water elsewhere.
m Joan Sinclair, a judge in Maricopa County, Ariz., declined to compel Scottsdale to resume an arrangement that let residents of a neighboring community get water from a city standpipe, although the court "appreciates the difficulties inherent in allocating dwindling water resources."
An Arizona judge says she will not compel Scottsdale to keep sharing water with a neighboring community. The residents of Rio Verde Foothills sued Scottsdale demanding access to water.