Rio Verde Foothills getting creative after losing water source
One Valley community is adjusting to a new reality now that they are without access to a familiar water source. “Really concerned and worried. In fact, I’m happy I have a pool because every time it rains at least I can siphon that,” says Dee Thomas, Rio Verde Foothills resident. Just days into the new year, residents in the Rio Verde Foothills community are getting creative with how they conserve and use water. “We use it mostly for showering. For, you know, washing clothes, the bathroom,” says Thomas. On January 1st, the City of Scottsdale stopped providing the ability for water to be purchased and hauled outside city limits as part of their drought management plan. In a memo, Scottsdale says they have been generous and accommodating for years, but the city cannot be responsible for the water needs of a separate community, especially given its unlimited and unregulated growth.