Nearly 100 Mesa residents have filed a lawsuit after a neighborhood floodwaters two months ago submerged a neighborhood, multiple sources reported Wednesday.
The suit claims contaminated water was released into Emerald Park and the surrounding neighborhoods by city and state workers.
Neighbors now are seeking a class-action certification for the more than 300 homeowners and residents whose property sustained damages.
Mesa recorded nearly 4 1/2 inches of rain on Sept. 8 — a single-day record — as the remnants of Hurricane Norbert rolled through Arizona and caused flash flooding across the state.
Up to 400 Mesa homes lost electricity after crews disconnected power to submerged transformers and retention basins and channels along the U.S. 60 were at or over capacity. More than 100 people in the neighborhood were encouraged to leave the area.
