EPCOR completes standpipe district for Rio Verde Foothills residents

KTAR News: Water Watch

EPCOR completes standpipe district for Rio Verde Foothills residents

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Published on Jan 12, 2026, 11:06:22 AM
Total time: 00:01:25

Episode Description

Rio Verde Foothills residents now have access to hauled water thanks to a year’s long project from EPCOR. Scottsdale stopped brining water to the unincorporated community in 2023. EPCOR Senior Vice President of Regulated U.S. Water Shawn Bradford explains this is when EPCOR stepped in and started working with Maricopa County, the City of Scottsdale and the Arizona Corporation Commission on a solution. 

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