SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Residents of one Arizona town are findings way to get creative when it comes to saving water after their supply was cut off.
On New Year's Day, the city of Scottsdale stopped providing water to the roughly 1,000 people who live in Rio Verde Foothills -- a suburb about 30 miles north of downtown -- due to the historic drought.
The decision has led to Rio Verde Foothills' homeowners taking drastic steps, including storing water in their pools for daily activities. Arizona is one of 33 states currently experiencing drought conditions categorized as moderate or worse, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, which is run by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Water-hauling companies say they are going to have start charging more for the same amount of water due to the logistics of finding other sources. Several residents filed an injunction last week against the city, calling on officials to resume water service.
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