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A 280-mile pipeline will bring water deep into the heart of the desert Southwest.
Project touted as key piece in meeting longstanding obligations to Native Americans
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — About 40 percent of the 200,000 residents of the Navajo Nation must drive to get water for daily use, but that may change in the next few years, as crews last week started working on a 280-mile pipeline that will shunt water from the San Juan River deep into the heart of Navajo country.
“It is simply unacceptable that four in ten members of the Navajo Nation must
haul their water, often over long distances, from water stations,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said during a ground-breaking ceremony. “This project will be an engine for economic growth, create jobs, and supply the lifeblood for communities that have been without running water for far too long,” he said. (more…)
Filed under: Environment, rivers, water | Tagged: Ben Shelly, Ken Salazar, Navajo Nation, Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, San Juan River, Southwest, water | 4 Comments »
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