Spring 2022: Water For The West’s First Peoples
Tribes Call for Inclusion on the Colorado River
April 2022 by Kalen Goodluck
A century after the Colorado River Compact was signed, Indigenous nations in the Colorado River Basin are organizing to secure quantified water rights, reliable water access, and a seat at the table in river management negotiations. Now, amid historic water shortages, and as the next river management framework is negotiated, there’s more urgency than ever.
Universal Access
Nearly half the homes on Native American reservations lack clean water and sanitation, but recent federal funding, along with a plan from advocates, could be the start to long-overdue water and infrastructure upgrades.
Drought in the Forecast
Parched by drought conditions in 2020 and 2021, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise was forced to fallow much of its land. What will the future bring?
Tribes to Administer Their Own Clean Water Programs
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe will soon exercise its sovereignty and join 75 other tribes, including the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, in administering its own water quality programs under the federal Clean Water Act.Thank You to This Issue's Sponsors
