Navajo Nation Section in Utah Gains Access to Running Water for the First Time

KSJD | By Emily Arntsen

Published May 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM MDT

A section of the Navajo Nation in southeast Utah recently got running water for the first time.

To learn more, K-Z-M-U’s Emily Arntsen spoke with Andrew Christiansen, a reporter at The Moab Times-Independent, who’s been following the story.

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