http://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-com-scottsdale-rio-verde-foothills-water-shortage-arizona-drought-1775111 > 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 Verde Foothills, forcing residents to turn elsewhere to meet their water needs. > The announcement came in the wake of severe water shortages in Scottsdale, which forced the city to conserve its precious supplies for its own residents. The Rio Verde Foothills, an unincorporated community just outside Scottsdale's city limits, is governed by Maricopa County. The community does not have an in-built water main network and instead relies on groundwater wells and water hauled in from neighboring towns.