Rural Water Sewer v. City of Guthrie, No. 08-6003 (10th Cir. 2011)
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The issue before the Tenth Circuit in this case centered around the right to provide water service to certain customers in and around Guthrie, Oklahoma. Plaintiff-Appellee Rural Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Management District No. 1 claimed that its right to serve these customers was grounded in state law and protected from competition from encroaching water districts by federal statute. Plaintiff contended that Defendant-Appellants City of Guthrie and the Guthrie Public Works Authority violated the federal law by extending water service to customers located within its designated service area. The Court consolidated several challenges to multiple district court orders in this matter. In sum, the Court remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings with respect to what the federal law requires in terms of water service, and for findings on the degree to which Plaintiff was compliant in terms of its service to the City.
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