March 01, 2003
Arizona Water Resources
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Joe Gelt ed.
11 vol.
,
no. 3
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12 pp.
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Water Resources Research Center
,
Tucson, AZ
In a case that bristles with far-reaching implications, the Navajo Nation has sued the federal government in an effort to obtain recognition of tribal claims to Colorado River water. A consideration of such rights could result in a rethinking of current state and federal water management policies and practices.