Cody Reim went to the Arizona Legislature on Tuesday to beg for help. “We’re almost 40 days without water,” he told the Senate Government Committee. “To my family, friends, horses and livestock, ...

NEAR SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A rural Arizona town's battle for water has captured national and global attention. Now, it appears the pleas for help have been answered as Arizona's Governor signed a bill ...

Drive just North of Scottsdale, Arizona, and you'll find a loose grid of dirt roads known as the Rio Verde Foothills. It's home to around 2,000 families drawn to rustic desert beauty and the freedom ...

The national press has had a field day with two not-so-positive Arizona water stories. About 500 homes in the unincorporated community of Rio Verde Foothills can no longer haul water from Scottsdale, ...

PHOENIX – Three years after the city of Scottsdale left Rio Verde Foothills high and dry, the unincorporated desert community has a new permanent water supply. EPCOR turned on the taps at its new Rio ...

The consequences of a long-standing drought in the American Southwest have been acutely felt by one desert community in Arizona. On January 1, the city of Scottsdale cut off its water supply to Rio ...

RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS, AZ (AZFamily) — It has been three years since the City of Scottsdale cut off water to the Rio Verde foothills as part of its water conservation plans. On Jan. 1, 2026, EPCOR ...

Residents of Rio Verde Foothills left scrambling to find a water source earlier this year will get a reprieve under a bill Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law on Monday. The governor signed the ...

War of words over Rio Verde water crisis escalates with new resolution The chaos and confusion over water supply in the Rio Verde Foothills area has increased, with Maricopa County officials issuing a ...