Chesapeake Ranch Water Company v. The Board of Commissioners of Calvert County

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• cautioning against interpretations of text that lead to “an absurd conclusion”
• “To ‘provide’ ordinarily means ‘to make available,’ to ‘furnish,’ to ‘supply,’ or to ‘equip.’”
• Fourth Circuit surveys other circuits’ decisions and adopts three-part test from Sixth Circuit: (1) utility is “physically capable of serving the area”; (2) it has legal right to do so (which may be shown by proof of legal duty); and (3
• Fourth Circuit surveys other circuits' decisions and adopts three-part test from Sixth Circuit: (1) utility is \physically capable of serving the area\; (2) it has legal right to do so (which may be shown by proof of legal duty); and (3
• Fourth Circuit surveys other circuits’ decisions and adopts three-part test from Sixth Circuit: (1) utility is “physically capable of serving the area”; (2) it has legal right to do so (which may be shown by proof of legal duty); and (3
• “For purposes of § 1926(b), to prove that it has provided or made available service, a water association must demonstrate that (1) it is physically capable of serving the area in dispute, (2) it has the legal right under state law to do so, and (3

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