Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought Boarded horses at Miller Ranch in Rio Verde Foothills. This grim forecast prompted Scottsdale to warn Rio Verde Foothills more than a year ago that their water supply would be cut off. That has left Rio Verde Foothills without any clear path to solve their water problem. But staying will grow increasingly fraught the longer Rio Verde Foothills must rely on distant sources of hauled water. During hot summer months, when water usage spikes, the math on how he might satisfy the Rio Verde Foothills water demand simply does not add up, he said.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2023 06:07 UTC