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Reclamation to Host Public Meetings on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Media Contact:
Rege Leach, (970) 385-6553, rleach@uc.usbr.gov
Justyn Hock, jhock@uc.usbr.gov
For Release: May 16, 2007
Reclamation's Western Colorado Area Office announced today meeting dates and locations for public meetings on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The Project is a key element in the proposed settlement of the Navajo Nation water rights claims on the San Juan River in New Mexico. The Navajo Nation communities and the city of Gallup rely on a rapidly depleting ground water supply. The proposed Project will provide current and future domestic water needs for the Navajo Nation, Jicarilla Apache nation, and the city of Gallup.
Reclamation is hosting the meetings to allow the public to comment on the Navajo-Gallup Project and the Planning Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PR/DEIS) that was released in March 2007. All of the public meetings will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. The meeting schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, May 22, University of New Mexico, Calvin Hall Room 248, 200 College Drive, Gallup, NM
- Wednesday, May 23, Crownpoint Chapter House, Building CO23-001, East Crownpoint Rd., Crownpoint, NM
- Thursday, May 24, St. Michaels Chapter House, St. Michaels, AZ
- Tuesday, June 5, Shiprock Chapter House, Hwy 61, Shiprock, NM
- Wednesday, June 6, San Juan College, IT Building, Room 7103, 5001 College Blvd, Farmington, NM
For more information or to get a copy of the PR/DEIS contact Rege Leach at (970)385-6553.
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