Residents of the Rio Verde Foothills community just northeast of Scottsdale are facing dry taps and no immediate solution. Unincorporated communities have relied on Scottsdale for years to treat water that is brought to the community.

For years Scottsdale has warned local residents that its water treatment services are not a permanent solution, especially in light of Scottsdale’s drought plans. , the city is not required to serve the community.

Rio Verde, like any unincorporated land, is governed by the county in which it is located. That is Maricopa County in Rio Verde.

Several solutions have been proposed to address the water crisis, but nothing has been finalized by the January 1, 2023 deadline.

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This episode of The Gaggle explores these questions and tries to make sense of the complexities.This week, guard dog reporter Sasha Hupka An interview with producer Kaely Monahan.