Last month, the seven Upper and Lower Basin states failed to come up with new terms defining how the Colorado River is to be shared — after missing a federal deadline set by the Interior Department.
Now, water users from across the West are set to meet for an annual conference starting Tuesday. It’s organized by CRWUA — or the Colorado River Water Users Association.
Thirty federally recognized tribes are among those trekking to Las Vegas, including Amelia Flores, who is chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes — or CRIT — living along the border of California.
CRIT is Arizona’s largest and most senior Colorado River water rights holder.
Despite frequent meetings with and visits from federal officials housed at the Bureau of Reclamation and Interior Department, Flores suggests those agencies are scrambling to figure things out.
“Our hopes is to hear some tidbits, some inkling,” Flores told KJZZ, “how the tribes play a part in that. It’s going to be interesting to see what information is going to be passed down to us.”
A new timeline has been made for states to finalize an agreement by mid-February.
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The House Natural Resources Committee met to review President Donald Trump’s funding proposal for the Interior Department, but Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva took that opportunity to talk about Las Playas Intaglio. -
Lithium is a key metal for electric vehicle batteries and there is a global push to find new sources of it. There is currently only one lithium mine in operation in the United States, but that is about to change — and drastically. -
A mining company is considering digging for copper on grazing land near the chapter house of the Coppermine community on the western Navajo Nation. -
The accident occurred about a half mile east of Highway 160 and state Route 98 near Shonto in Navajo County. This is the first reported incident since hauling along the 300-mile interstate route began nearly two years ago. -
A couple hundred ballots were cast by locals to decide a fitting moniker through a recent online vote. Al Ha’icu Ga:gdam — meaning Little Seeker — and Little Dot, or Al Doṣ, were among their choices.
