Arizona Corporation Commission to consider long-term Rio Verde water fix
The Arizona Corporation Commission will consider green lighting a long-term solution Wednesday for residents of the unincorporated Rio Verde Foothills community who lost access to their water supply earlier this year. After the city of Scottsdale cut Rio Verde residents off from a city-owned standpipe in January, state legislators passed a law that temporarily restored water through an agreement that ends in 2025. At the same time, private utility EPCOR has been in discussions to provide long term water service to the area, but the utility first needs approval from the Corporation Commission.