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Lake Havasu: Residents and Indian tribe at odds over water

Posted by: Maven on September 5, 2010 at 7:20 am

From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“From their homes perched among the dusty hills overlooking the Chemehuevi Reservation, most of the residents of Havasu Lake can see the water. There’s lots of it. They sit at the widest spot in Lake Havasu’s 45-mile-long expanse.

But many worry that some day soon when they turn the kitchen faucet, nothing will happen.

Havasu Water Co. has serviced the 210-home community since 1960. A shoreline pumping station pulls water from the lake into an inlet pipe, which crosses reservation land before reaching the community. A 30-year lease on an easement for the pipe and pumping station expired in 2006.

Water company officials have complained the tribe wants too much money — one cited figure would increase the annual payment 3,000 percent — for continued access to the lake’s water. The two sides have not reached an agreement. … “

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Photo of Lake Havasu by Aquafornia.

September 5, 2010 · Filed Under Colorado River & the Southwest

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