NM U.S. Sen. Heinrich introduces bill to increase tribal access to clean water

NM U.S. Sen. Heinrich introduces bill to increase tribal access to clean water

Construction workers in an undated 2020 photo, working on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The project aims to pipe clean water to the eastern Navajo Nation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the City of Gallup from the San Juan river. (Courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)According to federal data, compared with white households, Native American households are 19 times more likely to lack indoor plumbing. That figure jumps significan…