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Tribal leaders press for protection of Colorado River, cite CRIT Water Resiliency Act and drought planning
Summary
Colorado River Indian Tribes chairwoman Amelia Flores and Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis urged state lawmakers to protect senior tribal water rights, support water settlements and pursue durable, cooperative solutions to Colorado River shortages.
Chairwoman Amelia Flores of the Colorado River Indian Tribes and Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community urged Arizona lawmakers on the 30th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day to protect tribal water rights and pursue collaborative solutions for the Colorado River.
"Our tribal members thank you," Chairwoman Amelia Flores said, referencing the recently enacted CRIT Water Resiliency Act. She framed the river as central to tribal identity and warned that proposed federal actions could threaten long-established senior water rights: "What our trustee is proposing directly violates the United…
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