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Arizona Utility's Service Rights Not Exclusive
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1993.tb06015.x
Subject(s) - service (business) , reuse , declaration , effluent , water industry , wastewater , business , environmental engineering , environmental science , waste management , water resource management , engineering , law , political science , water supply , marketing
This case involves the competition between reuse and potable water service to an industry. The city of Bisbee, Arizona, processed sewage through a wastewater treatment plant in the service area of Arizona Water Company (AWC). The city contracted to deliver 100,000 to 300,000 gallons of sewage effluent per day to a copper‐leaching operation. AWC demanded the city cease “providing water service” within AWC's service area. The city refused. AWC sought a declaration that it had exclusive service rights in the area and damages for the alleged taking of its property without just compensation. The trial court ruled against AWC.