We’re extremely pleased to confirm that a water solution that Rio Verde Foothills homeowners and their families can count on for clean and reliable water service is now in place.”

Shawn Bradford, Senior Vice President of Regulated US Water for EPCOR

EPCOR has announced that water began flowing to the Rio Verde Foothills community Monday, Oct. 9,  at 7 a.m. under an agreement with the Rio Verde Foothills Standpipe District.

“We’re extremely pleased to confirm that a water solution that Rio Verde Foothills homeowners and their families can count on for clean and reliable water service is now in place,” said Shawn Bradford, senior vice president of regulated US water for EPCOR. “EPCOR water will begin flowing to Rio Verde Foothills residents.”

While EPCOR is not responsible for providing water service to the community of Rio Verde Foothills, it was asked to step in and partner with the Rio Verde Foothills Standpipe District, which was recently formed under Arizona law, to bridge the gap between now and completion of a long-term solution.

“EPCOR and Scottsdale have been great partners,” said Meredith DeAngelis, chair of the Rio Verde Foothills Standpipe District. “This is a significant milestone that we have all worked hard to reach, and we are very excited that residents in the Rio Verde Foothills district now have access to reliable water. At 7 a.m. on Monday (Oct. 9), water haulers … once again (were) able to draw water from the standpipe owned by the City of Scottsdale.”

Moving EPCOR water resources through the Scottsdale-owned standpipe is a short-term solution until construction of new infrastructure owned by EPCOR is completed. EPCOR’s application to proceed with a permanent standpipe is currently under review by the Arizona Corporation Commission. If approved by the ACC, EPCOR anticipates that construction could take up to three years from the point of approval.

The Rio Verde Foothills is not related to the Verde golf communities. The Foothills area lies between 172nd Street and the City of Scottsdale boundary to the west. The Verde communities of Rio Verde, Tonto Verde and Trilogy at Verde River are east of 172nd Street to the Verde River and receive an assured water supply through EPCOR Water operations of the former Rio Verde Utilities.