In a few days, thousands of US Citizens will be without any water supply. (And that's a good thing!

[StarryNite]

36. There is more to this situation.

For one thing there are a lot of homes out there with wells. With the drought some of the wells are now underproducing so hauled water is becoming necessary to supplement when it hadn't been in the past.

The other big issue are the "wildcat" subdivisions. They allow for builders/developers to build up to 5 homes in a subdivision without having to guarantee water for 100 years. The builders/developers often sell homes with wells or shared wells. They also sell homes as hauled water homes. They are not informing buyers of what's going on with the water situation. The buyers are being told the home is a hauled water home but not being told Scottsdale is turning off the water on the 1st. The wildcat subdivisions are still being built. Maricopa County is still issuing building permits because due to state laws they cannot refuse permits to builders due to lack of water. The state has created a big part of this problem and it's not just in this particular area.

I know a family who moved from that area in August. They were on a producing shared well with 4 other homes. During the time they were there nothing was ever said about Scottsdale wanting to annex the area. They would have been very happy being annexed. They didn't move there to avoid city taxes. They moved there because they wanted a little more land than what you get in a typical housing development. And it's a beautiful area and a great place to raise a family. So please don't make it appear that everybody out there moved there to avoid "big gubmint" because that's just not the case. By the way, this family moved for other reasons having nothing to do with the water situation.