Navajo Nation Delegate Shaandiin Parrish said that after Utah signed the decree formalizing the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement — allocating 81,500 acre-feet of water per year to the Navajo Nation in Utah — work can begin on delivering clean running water to thousands of people who have long needed it. … Navajo officials now turn their attention to Congress, where their Colorado River settlement with Arizona awaits action. The agreement was left behind last year.

Other tribal water rights news:

• Arizona’s Family (Phoenix): Podcast: San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe water and reservation rights