Town of Durham v. United States

CONNOR, District Judge.

These are actions commenced by the plaintiffs in the Superior Court of Strafford County primarily to enjoin the defendants from acquiring by eminent domain or otherwise certain underground water sources in the Dover-Mad-bury Aquifer, all of which the plaintiffs claim they own. The plaintiff, City of Dover, also seeks, among other things, a five million dollar bond for damages, and an order requiring the defendants to construct a dam on the Bellamy River in lieu of obtaining water in the DoverMadbury Aquifer.

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