A bill to restore water services for Rio Verde Foothills has passed Arizona’s House and Senate. Hundreds of homes in Rio Verde Foothills have been without water since Scottsdale ended water sales to the unincorporated community six months ago due to worsening drought conditions. This is the second time lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor to try to resolve the situation. Gov. Katie Hobbs last month vetoed a bill that would have forced Scottsdale to turn Rio Verde’s taps back on because it passed without a clause to put it into effect immediately. And, Hobbs said, it didn’t address the loopholes that allowed Rio Verde Foothills homes to be built without water in the first place.

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