East Central Regional Water District v. City of Grand Forks, North Dakota

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA EASTERN DIVISION East Central Water District, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER ) vs. ) Case No. 3:20-cv-208 ) City of Grand Forks, North Dakota ) ) Defendant, ) ) vs. ) ) William J. Brudvik and Ohnstad Twichell, ) P.C., ) ) Third-Party ) Defendants. ) Indebted rural water districts are protected from incursion by their municipal neighbors. Congress’ fear was that indebted rural water districts would lose customers to growing cities, leaving the shrinking water districts unable to pay their debts. Twenty-five years ago, the growing…