Arizona for Tribal Water Rights

Almost all of Arizona's Congressional delegation has united behind Representative Juan Ciscomani's (R-AZ) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, which he recently reintroduced to Congress.

As we covered last July, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement improves the provision of clean water to the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, thereby spurring economic growth in the region through the authorization and construction of water-related infrastructure.

Another provision of the agreement introduced by Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) is the official designation of a homeland for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, the only federally recognized Tribe in Arizona without one.

"This legislation ratifies the historic Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement to provide access to clean and reliable water to the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the Southern San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe," said Rep. Ciscomani in his press release, adding, "This not only gives much-needed certainty to the Tribes, but it also invests in water infrastructure across the region that will enable our state to plan for a more sustainable and resilient future."

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres