City of Phoenix v. Long

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in an action for declaratory relief involving the validity of a contract commonly referred to as Effluent Option Agreement (EOA) entered into between six cities (Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, and the town of Youngstown) and two public utilities, Arizona Public Service (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP).

This lawsuit is the culmination of a series of attacks launched by John F. Long, John F. Long Homes, Inc., and John F. Long Properties, Inc. (the Longs) against the EOA. 1 The Longs’ first challenge to the…