Arizona Municipalities Can’t Enjoin Colorado River Farm-To- Town Water Transfer

Mealey's (April 18, 2023, 8:15 AM EDT) -- PRESCOTT, Ariz. — An Arizona federal judge denied a motion by four municipalities to preliminarily enjoin the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s approval of a partial assignment and transfer of Colorado River water from a farm to a town, saying the plaintiffs are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claims and are not likely to suffer irreparable harm....