September 20, 2022
Garnett Querta wipes sweat from his head while hauling water on the Hualapai reservation. The water pulled from the ground will be piped to Grand Canyon West. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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The Hualapai: Another Colorado basin tribe without water rights
Native American tribes in the Colorado River basin have inherent rights to the water, but the amount and access for a dozen tribes hasn’t been fully resolved for decades
Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the plastic tanks on the truck’s flat bed.
By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press
September 20, 2022