The dispute comes after the federal government last year announced unprecedented water cuts in Arizona due to water shortages along the Colorado River.
An Arizona suburb has filed a lawsuit against the city of Scottsdale after the city cut off the community from its municipal water supply amid extreme drought conditions and declining water levels in the Colorado River., filed Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, residents in the unincorporated community of Rio Verde Foothills are seeking an injunction against Scottsdale to force the city to resume water services.
The Biden administration has urged seven states to reduce water usage 2 to 4 million acre-feet, up to a third of the river's average flow, as drought conditions grow worse in the Colorado River basin.
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