Arizona delegation pushes largest tribal water rights settlement in US history.
A settlement that will provide reliable and safe water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe has been introduced in Congress, where it must be approved to take effect.
“This is a historic moment for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe,” U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, Arizona’s Democratic senior senator, said in a press release. “After years of hard work and collaboration, we’re delivering a water settlement that secures reliable, clean water and strengthens Tribal sovereignty.”
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 would ratify and fund the largest Indian water rights settlement in the country, which will secure water rights for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
