First Contract Awarded For Navajo Water Project

From cbsnews.com -Federal officials say they have awarded the first construction contract for work on the massive federal Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The 280-mile, $1 billion pipeline project will serve more than 43 Navajo communities in New Mexico and Arizona, the city of Gallup and a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation in northern New Mexico. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the $10.75 million contract with Idaho-based McMillen LLC on Monday. The company will be placing the first four miles of the pipeline near Twin Lakes in western New Mexico. Federal officials say the first water delivery to Navajo communities could happen in two to three years. The pipeline project was authorized by legislation passed by Congress in 2009. The legislation settled Navajo water rights claims in the San Juan River Basin.  More News New Mexico

First Contract Awarded For Navajo Water Project