RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS (AZFamily) — People who live in the Rio Verde Foothills, which is about 45 minutes northeast of Phoenix, are worried they might run out of water at the end of the year.

“It’s down to the wire. Four or five months out,” said Amy Schugar, a homeowner. She moved to the neighborhood six months ago.

The homes are not connected to a network of water pipes, so people depend on well water or have it hauled in.

For now, water is hauled in from the city of Scottsdale. However, that arrangement is set to end on Jan. 1.

That’s when a company called EPCOR should wrap up construction of a standpipe, which is the solution to the Rio Verde Foothills water problem .

“There was nothing in the disclosure that there could potentially be a water issue down the road. I really thoug

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