FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) – A major reservoir on the Colorado River is at its lowest level since it was replenished in the 1930s. Things would be worse if the Arizonan tribes hadn’t stepped in to prop up Lake Mead amid a historic drought in the American West.
With Arizona facing mandatory cuts in supplies to the Colorado River next year, tribes see themselves as key players in the future of water. The Indian tribes of the Colorado River received US $ 38 million for a contribution to averting deeper water cuts in the state.
While some fields on the reserve are dry, the tribe plans to use the money to invest in their water infrastructure.
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