Arizona town's residents resort to drastic measures after water supply is cut off
Residents of an Arizona town have resorted to drastic measures to conserve and use water after the city of Scottsdale cut off its water supply due to the extreme drought. 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. Water haulers were allowed to fill up tanks at stations in Scottsdale and water was able to run through a standpipe because Rio Verde Foothills does not have its own water reservoir. MORE: 'Extreme' drought status nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers However, the city said because of the "unprecedented drought on the Colorado River," the city is not allowing any water to be transported outside of city limits to conserve water for its own resident...