Apparently the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation aren’t going to let a little thing like congressional approval get in the way of moving ahead with delivering water to the eastern portion of the Navajo Nation. Despite the fact that Congress has not approved the Nation’s claims to water rights in the San Juan River Basin, or the fact that a Final Environmental Impact Statement has not been issued for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a groundbreaking ceremony was set for this morning at Whitehorse Lake Chapter on the Cutter Lateral component of the proposed project.

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