From 2022 to June 2024, ETD, Inc. collaborated with the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission (NNWRC) to secure the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement, a monumental agreement that guarantees the Navajo Nation 44,700 acre-feet per year (AFY) of Upper Basin Colorado River water and $243 million for critical water infrastructure. This settlement is a key achievement in securing long-term…
The Navajo Nation Water Management Branch proposes to develop the Western Navajo Pipeline, a brand new water infrastructure system to expand the use of water from Lake Powell to Navajo Chapters throughout the Western Navajo Agency. Water is arguably the most important resource in the American Southwest, and this is especially true on the Navajo Nation. Like many areas, the communities…
Building a Navajo Boat Dock, another step in a long history of pushing for river access “First in time, First in right” has been the go-to foundation of water law in the American Southwest. If this is true, then why until recently have the native tribes along the Colorado River not had a say in water use? As many are saying, Lake…
What the Tsé Da’azkání Pumping Plant and Tó Ałts’íísí Pumping Plant will look like during construction of the Navajo-Gallup Project. Farmington, N.M. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the award of a $73,056,845 contract to Archer Western Construction of Phoenix, Arizona, to convey reliable drinking water to Navajo communities and the city of Gallup in northwest New Mexico. This…
