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Historically excluded from Colorado River policy, tribes want say in how dwindling resource is used

Today, 15 percent of Southern Utes living on the reservation in southwest Colorado don’t have running water in their homes at all. That rate is higher for other tribes that rely on the Colorado River, including 40 percent of the Navajo Nation.

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Tribes ask for a say in Colorado river policy

If a family on the reservation doesn't use well water or lives outside of town, they have to haul water to fill their cistern to flow through their home.

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Historically excluded from Colorado River policy, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and other tribes want a say in how the dwindling resource is used

State water managers and the federal government say they will include tribes in upcoming Colorado River policymaking negotiations for the first time.

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Tribes want a say in Colorado River policy

Tribes want a say in Colorado River policy
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Tribes seek water-management role as Colorado River shrivels

Tribes seek water-management role as Colorado River shrivels
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