Resolution

of the (Navajo Nation, Pinon Chapter, Agency Council) supporting

the Protection

of Black Mesa’s Navajo Aquifer (N—Aquifer)

and that

it be given and EPA designation

of Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) WHEREAS:

1. EPA defines

all designated

sole

or principal source aquifers

as “sole source aquifers” (SSAs), and; 2. The SSA protection program

is authorized

by section 1424(e)

of the Safe Drinking Water
Act of

1 974 (Public
Law 93—523,42U.S.C.300

et seq.), which states
the following: “If the Administrator determines,

on his own initiative

or upon petition,

that

an area has
an aquifer which

is the sole

or principal drinking water source

for the area and which,

if contaminated,

would create

a significant hazard

to public health,

he shall publish notice

of that determination

in the Federal Register.
After the publication

of any such notice,

no commitment

for federal financial assistance

may

be entered

into for any project which

the Administrator determines

may contaminate

such aquifer through

a recharge
zone

so as to create

a significant hazard

to public health,

but

a commitment

for federal assistance

may,

if authorized
under another provision

of law,
be entered

into

to plan

or design

the project

to assure that

it will not
so contaminate

the aquifer.” 3. EPA defines

a sole

or principal source aquifer

as an aquifer
that supplies

at least 50%

of the drinking water consumed

in the area overlying

the aquifer. 4. These areas may have

no alternative drinking water source(s)

that could physically, legally and economically
supply

all those who depend

on the aquifer

for drinking water, and; 5. SSA

is

a tool

to protect drinking water supplies

in areas where there
are few

or no alternative sources

to the ground water resource,

and; 6.

If contamination occurred,
using

an alternative source would

be extremely expensive. 7. The N—Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water

for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and; 8.

1 00%

of the people

of Black Mesa rely
on the N—Aquifer,

since

it is the only potable source

of water, and; 9. There

are no alternatives

to drinking water supply

for residents

of Black Mesa, and; 1 0. The lives

of the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

as well

as the future generations depend

on the water, and; 11. The people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

are dependent

on the sustainability of the N—Aquifer,

and; 1 2. Water provides

the foundation

to the way

of life of the Dine’ people, both spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally

and

it is evident

in the culture, teachings, ceremonies

and way

of life, and;13. Under lease agreement,

Lease number 14—20—06030—8580

and Lease number 12—20—0603— 991

0 Peabody

has the right

to “develop

and utilize water

for use

in its mining operations, and; 14. Peabody

Coal Company’s

Black Mesa
has used the N—Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa Mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin Nevada
over 273 miles away, and; 1 5. In

1 984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and in some instances casing

is collapsing”

and according

to the report that these

are early signs that the aquifer

is collapsing

and requests

an investigation,

and; 1 6. In

1 989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one
of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BM1 and BM2, and; 1 7. Evidence
from independent

study show that Peabody
Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from
the N—Aquifer exceeds

the N—Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000), and; 1 8. Data gathered

by USGS (United States Geological Survey) shows that

at least one
of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N—Aquifer, established

by OSM

in its C.H.I.A.,

has been exceeded (NRDC 2000), and; 1 9. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N—Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer
and offering sites, which

is in violation

of the freedom

of religion,

and; 20. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N—Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of plants including those medicianal

and those edible which have historically

been sustained

by springs, natural water cycle, and; 21. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N—Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardizing

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animal which
rely on springs

and seeps. NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. The (Navajo Nation, Chapter, Agency) supports

To Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N— Aquifer
that the people

of Black Mesa have inherit
and indigenous
rights

to safe and clean drinking water supply,
and; 2. The N—Aquifer
water supply must

be protected

from outside

use and exploitation,

and; 3. The

( NN, Chapter, Agency) requests

that the Navajo Aquifer

be designated

as

a Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) under EPA’s definition

so that

it may have the full protection
under Federal

Law to protect against contamination.•% tHrJl RESOLUTION

OF THE K’AI’BII’TO CHAPTER P.O. Box 1761; K’ai’BiiTO,

AZ 86053

Ph#: (928) 673-5850/5851

Faxft: (928) 673-5853 SUPPORTING

THE POSIT1OfJ

OF TO NIZHONI,

INC.

IN PROTECTiNG

THE NAVAJO AQUIFER

IN SUSTAiNING

THE PEOPLE

OF BLACK MESA WITH CLEAN AND SAFE POTABLE WATER
FOR THEIR HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING

FOR THE PRESENT
AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHEREAS

1. The K’ai’bWtâ Chapter

is certified Chapter

of the Navajo Nation
and

is delegated

the authority

and responsibility

to promote projects which benefits

the local community,

and 2 Pursuant

to

2 N,N.C., Section 4028
(a), the K’arbii’to Chapter

is vested with the authority

to review

all matters affecting

the community

and make appropriate recommendations

to the Navajo Nation, Federal. State. and local agencies

for appropriate actions;

and 3. Water provides

the foundation

for Navajo Lifeway including

the spiritual

and the daily lives

of the people

of Black Mesa

as evidenced

in their culture, language, traditions, teachings,

and ceremonies; and 4. The Navajo Aquifer

Is the sole source

of safe and dependable drinking water

for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities,

many

of whom

are members

of K’ai’bii’tà Chapter.

and 5. Ta Nizhârii,

Inc. has long been involved

in the struggle

to protect their water rights and have developed

their position through acquiring documents

and justifications

to support
their position

as evIdenced

in (Exhibit
“A”); and 5.

In order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation water rights and source

for future use. K’ai’bii’tá Chapter

is duly concerned
about
the overuse

of safe, clean drinking water

for mining operations

by Peabody Western

Coal Company;

and NOW THEREFORE.

BE
IT RESOLVED
THAT: 1. The K’ai’bii’tó Chapter hereby supports

the position

of To Nizháni,

Inc. and the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

in their inherent

and Indigenous
right5

to safe and sustainable

and quality source

of drinking water from the Navajo Aquifer 2. Furthermore, K’al’bii’tó Chapter believes

due diligence
must

be exercised

in mot diminishing

the water supply through overuse

of potable water

for industrial purposes

by Peabody Western

Coal Company. JTIFICATION We hereby certify that the foregoing resolution

was considered

by the K’ai’bii’tO Chapter

at

a duly called meeting

at which

a quorum

was present

and the same was passed

by

a vote

of 38
in favor,

0 opposed, and Oabstainecl

on this 5th day
of March 2011. Motion

by: Franklin Fowler
Second

by: DareW1U”________

-z_ Kelsey

A. Begay, Chapter President

Ernest Goatson, Chapter Vice-PresidentWESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY COUNCIL Thomas

L. Cody Yvonne Bigman
Louise Kerley President

Vice-President

Secretaty RESOLUTION

OF THE WESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY Resolution

of the Western Navajo Agency Council supporting

to Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N- Aquifer,

for the purpose

of sustaining

the people

of Black Mesa, guaranteeing

safe clean water
for their health and well being now and for the future generations.

WACS Resolution

No.: 078-287-06 WHEREAS:

1. The Western Navajo Agency Council

is

a consortium

of duly elected Chapter Officials

of eighteen (18) certified Navajo Nation Chapters

that advocate, promote

and support common goals and interests of the respective Chapters;
AND 2. The Western Navajo Agency Council

is comprised

of elected officials
from eighteen

(18) Navajo Nation Chapters

in the Western Navajo Agency

and has the responsibility

and authority

to address matters

and projects

that will benefit

the

18 chapters

of the Western Navajo Agency

of the Navajo Nation; AND 3. The N-Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water
for the residents

of Black Mesa
and surrounding communities

and; and 4. The lives and the people

of Black Mesa
and surrounding communities

and the fbture generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N-Aquifer;

and 5. Water provides

the foundation

to the Way

of Life including

both Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (“the people”) People

of Black Mesa.

It
is evident

in the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings

and Ceremonies

of the People (Dine);

and 6. Lease
NO. 14-20-060308580

and Lease
NO. 12-20-0603-9910

gives Peabody Western
Coal Company

the rights

to “develop

and utilize water
for use

in its mining operations”;

and In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon
the condition

that; [S]hould

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity

of is so lowering

the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged,

he may

at his option, either

(1) require Sentry

of Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground
supply

to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise, or (2) require Sentry

or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water

for the mining

and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

affect
the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity”;

and springs- Bodaway/Gap— Cameron— Chilchiribeto
Coalmine— Coppermine— Dennehotso- Kaibeto— KayentWESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY COUNCIL ‘. i) Thomas

L. Cody Yvonne Bigman
Louise Kerley President

Vice-President

Secretary 7. Peabody
Coal Company’s
Black Mesa Mine has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away;
and 8. Evidence

has shown that Peabody
Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from the N- Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000),
and; 9. Peabody
Coal Company’s Kayenta Mine Operations continue

to use the N-Aquifer

for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades,

and; 10. In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some instances casing

is collapsing”. Lowery,

says

in the same report,
that that these
are early signs that the aquifer

is collapsing

and requests

an investigation;

and 11.
In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological
Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BM1 and BM2;and 12. Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that

at least one of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in its Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 2000);
and 13. Data gathered

by USGS shows that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells and discharge

has slackened

by more than

50 percent

in the majority

of USGS monitored springs. There

are also growing
signs that the aquifer

is being contaminated

in some places

by low-quality water from other non-potable aquifers,
(Id.); and 14. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water;
and 15. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer
and offering
sites, which

is

a violation

of the freedom

of religion;

and 16. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of plants including
those medicinal

and edible which have historically

been sustained

by springs;

and 17. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely
on springs

and seeps. springa- Bodaway/Gap- Cameron- Chi].chinbeto— Coalmine- Coppermine- Dennehotso- Kaibeto- KayentWESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY COUNCIL M

V c 4 Thomas

L Cody Yvonne Bigman
Louise Kerley President

Vice-President

Secretary NOW iNEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED
THAT: 1. The Western Navajo Agency Council, hereby supports

To Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

that the People

of Black Mesa have inherit
and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply
and this water supply

is protected
from outside

use and exploitation 2. The Western Navajo Agency Council, hereby
also supports

that exclusive rights

to the NAquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People

and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N-Aquifer 3. The Western Navajo Agency Council hereby continues

to supports

that

in order

to safeguard the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western
Coal Company

end
its use of the N-Aquifer. CERTIFICATION We, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution

was properly presented

at

a duly called Western Navajo Agency Council Meeting

at Dennehotso Chapter, Navajo Nation, Arizona, where

a quorum

was presented

and passed with

a vote of_____

In Favor; _J Opposed;

and _j Abstained

on this

19 day
of March 2010. Motion

by:______
Second

By: 4p,M4 2 Thomas

L Cody, President

onne Bigman,
Vice

Pr ident /ka Louise Kerleecretarsprings‘-Bodaway/Gap-Cameron—Chilchinbeto-Coaimine-Coppermine—Dennehotso-Kaibeto-Kayent.46:3PION(DILWTERPostOfficeBox127•Plion,Arizona86510•(928)725-3710/3711•FAX(928)725-3ResolutionPIN-10-43ResolutiontoProtecttheN-AquiferfortheourooseofsustalnirietheueooleofBlackMesa.uaranteeJnsafecleanwaterfartheirhealthandwellbeingnowndforthefutureieneratlons.WHEREAS:1.TheN-AquiferIsthesolesourceofpotableWaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesand;2.ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependon‘thewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;3.WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeIncludIngbothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine).4.LeaseNO,14-20-060308580aridLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations”,and;5.inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheeasesupontheconditionthat;ShouldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuch.wellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuchwaterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerly!afromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyeffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity”.6.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquiferformorethanthreedecades(since1971)inordertoslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway,and;7.EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheNAquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000),and;8.PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousetheN-AquiferForprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades,and;I.••
Ci 9.

In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some Instances casing

is collapsing”. lowery,
says

In the same report,
that these
are early signs that the aquifer

Is collapsing

and requests

an investigation. 10.

In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one
of which Structural integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BMI and BM2, and; 11. Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that

at least one
of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in its Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 2000). 12. Data gathered

by USGS shows that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells and discharge

has slackened

by more than

50 percent

in the majority

of USGS monitored springs: There

are also growing
signs that the aquifa?

Is beIng éontaminated

in some places

by low-quality water from other norl-potable aquifers,

(Id and; 13. Since the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water, and; 14. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer
and offering sites, which

Is

a violation

of the freedom

of religion,

and; 15. Since
the continuous pumping.of

the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and otherwater sources amfbutlets
which have ceased

to produce water resulting

In the destruction

of plants including
those medicinal

ad edible_which

have historically

Ieen sustained. spWuijidwr 16. Since the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife,
birds and other animals which
rely
on springs

and seeps, • NOW, THEREFOR

BE it RESOLVED: 1. That the People

of Black Mesa have inherit

and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply
and this water supplyts protected

f?d’m outside

Jse and exploitation 2.

In order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer,

the Pinon Chapter requests

that Peabody

end

it use of the N-Aquifer—_L__---• 3. Future water
use
by an outside entity,

for profit corporation, industrial

use etc., above
500 acre/feet per year shII

he prohibited.4•..:.*.:—V.:_..=0

4. ResolutIon

to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

for the purpce

of sustaining

the people

of Black Mesa, guaranteeing

safe clean water

for their health
and well being now and for the future generations CERTIFICATION We hereby certify

the foregoing resolution

was duly considered

by the Pinon Chapter

at

a duly called meeting

at which quorum

was present,

at Pinon, Navajo Nation, ARIZONA,

and same was passed

by

a vote of3d1

In favor, .j2Si. opposed,

Qj abstained

this10th day of May, 2O1O Q4

M. Jw BeSsIS. Alien

/EveI

M. Meadows

Ramona Nàlwoodjb PRESIDEIfl

VICE RESIDENT SECRETARY/TREASURER Preston McCabe,

SR.

Lorenzo Bedonle COUNCIL DELEGATE

COUNCIL DELEGATE Motioned:eI(C4.*Exhibit“A”1.TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunities.2.ThelivesofthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependonthewaterandaredependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer.3.WaterprovidesthefoundationtoourLifeWay,bothSpiritualandPhilosophicalasevidencedinourCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremonies.4.LeaseNO.14-20-060308580and12-20.0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterinirsminingoperation”.5.Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;‘ShouldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsucharebeingdamaged,maybetheoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchothersusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requiresentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantiyaffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity.”6.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquifersince1971toslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway.7.EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheN-AquiferexceedstheN-Aquifernaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000),8.PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineusestheN-AquiferprimarilyforindustrialOperationforfour(4)decades.9.In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”andareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestedaninvestigation.10.1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMiningestablishedC.H.I.A.(CumulativeHydrologicalimpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer.TheStructuralIntegrityparthasbeenviolatedinatleasttwo(2)wellsidentifiedasBMIandBM2.11.DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurveyshowsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)init’sCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessmenthasbeenexceeded(NRDC2000).12.DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.).13.Localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofsprings,seepsandotherwatersourcesandoutietsthathaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofmedicinalandedibleplantswhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbyspringssincethepumpingofN-Aquifer14.ThecontinuouspumpingofN-AquiferbyPeabody,hundredsofsprings,seepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletshaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestwctionofprayerandofferingsitesviolatingourfreedomofreligion.15.Localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofsprings,seepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletsthathaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizingthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonthesespringsandseepsasaresultofthecontinouspumpingofN-Aquifer.FORESTLAKECHAPTERDwightWitherspoon,CouncilDelegateDonaldT.Chee,PresidentAlfredCharleyJr.,Vice-Presidentl-IelenaW.Begay,SecretaryTreasurerIreneBegaye,GrazingRepresentativeEllaM.Benally,CommunityServiceCoordinatorBENSHELLYREXLEEJIMPRESIDENTVICE-PRESIDENTResolutionoftheForestLakeChapterFLC-11-02-012SupportingToNizhoniAnipositiontoProtecttheN-Aquifer,forthepurposeofsustainingthepeopleofBlackMesa,guaranteeingsafecleanwaterfortheirhealthandwellbeingnowandforthefuturegenerations.Whereas;TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesand;ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeincludingbothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine).LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations”,and;Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;[SjhouldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuchwaterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyeffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity”.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquiferformorethanthreedecades(since1971)inordertoslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway,and;Phone(928)677-3252/3347PostOfficeBox441,Pinon,Arizona86510Fax(928)677-3320EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheNAquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000),and;PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousetheN-Aquiferforprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades,and;In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thatthattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation.In1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.I.A.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBM1andBM2,and;DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000).DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.),and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps,and;Page3.FLC-11-02-O11NowThereforebeitResolved;ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitationThatexclusiverightstotheN-AquiferremainswithBlackMesaResidentsandtheNavajoPeopleandstategroundwaterlawsand“grandfather”clausedoesnotapplytoNavajoWatersincludingtheNAquiferThatinordertosafeguardtheNavajoNationandpreventfurtherdamagetotheN-Aquifer,PeabodyWesternCoalCompanyendits’useoftheN-Aquifer.CERTIFICATIONWeherebycertifythattheforegoingresolutionwasdulyconsideredbytheForestLakeChapteratadulycalledmeetinginForestLake,NavajoNation(Arizona),atwhichaquorumwaspresentandthatthesamewaspassedbyavote22infavor,00opposed,andabstainedthisl7dayofFebruary2011.Motionby;WayneBitsulSecondby:JerryT.BegayDonaldT.Chee,apterPresidentCouncilDelegateRESOLUTIONOFTHEIIARDROCKCHAPTERRESO.NO.HR-04/l1-l1ResolutionOftheHardrockChapterSupportingToNizhoniAniPositiontoProtecttheN-Aquifer,forthePurposeofSustainingthePeopleofBlackMesa,GuaranteeingSafeCleanWaterforTheirHealthandWellbeingNowandfortheFutureGenerations.Whereas;TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesand;ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeincludingbothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine).LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations”,and;Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;fS]houldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuchwaterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyeffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity”.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquiferformorethanthreedecades(since1971)inordertoslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway,and;EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheN-AquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000),and;PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousetheN-Aquiferforprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades,and;In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thatthattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation.In1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.I.A.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBMIandBM2,and;RESO.NO.I[R-04/11-11PageDatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,estabiishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000).DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.),and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,Localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps,and;NowThereforebeitresolved;1.ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitation2.ThatexclusiverightstotheN-AquiferremainswithBlackMesaResidentsandtheNavajoPeopleandstategroundwaterlawsand“grandfather”clausedoesnotapplytoNavajoWatersincludingtheN-Aquifer3.ThatinordertosafeguardtheNavajoNationandpreventfurtherdamagetotheN-Aquifer,PeabodyWesternCoalCompanyendits’useoftheN-Aquifer.CERTFICATIONWeherebycertifythattheforegoingresolutionwasdulyconsideredbytheI-IardrockChapteratadulycalledmeetinginHardrock,NavajoNation,Arizonawhichquorumwaspresentthatsamewaspassedbyvoteofinfavor0opposedand.1abstainedonthis26th1dayofpril,2011.ValenciaHerder,Secretary/TreasureDwightWithrspoon,CouncilDelegateRESO.NO.ITR-04/11-11Page2PresldenbCheaterClawVaanthxlantt’eego..CoUhCHDeIegateDuaneTslnnljlnnleVicePreeldechStevenDaizTonaleaChapterGmzngQmclshVickyDegaySecrøtaiyNoraFovteTrPDBox207Tonalea,AZ86044..RESOLUTIONOFTONALEACHAPTERWESTERNNAVAJOAGENCYResolutionNo:TN11-03-007SUPPORTINGTONIZHONIANIPOSITIONTOPROTECTTHEN-AOUIFERFORTHEPURPOSEOFSUSTAININGTEEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESA.GUARANTEEINGSAFECLEANWATERFORTHEIRHEALTHANDWELLBEINGNOWANDFORTHEFUTUREGENERATIONS.WHEREAS:1.Pursuantto26N.N.C.,SectionChapterCertificationand11.N.N.C.,Part1,Section10,theTonaleaChapterisadulyrecognizedandcertifiedChapteroftheNavajoNationGovernment;and2.Pursuantto26N.N.C.,Chapter1:NavajoNationChapters,Section1.,(B)Purpose:(1)&(2),theNavajoNationCouncildelegatedtoChaptergovernmentalauthoritywithrespecttolocalmattersconsistentwithNavajoLaw,includingcustomandtraditionandallowschaptertomakedecisiontogovernwithresponsibilitytocommunitymembership;and3.TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunities;and4.ThelivesofthepeopleofBlackMesa,surroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabiityoftheN-Aquifer;and5.WateristhefoundationoftheWayofLife,bothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine);and6.LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations”;and7.Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;anda.ShouldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuchwaterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatter’s’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyaffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity”.8.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquiferformorethanthreedecades(since1971)inordertoslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway;and9.EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheN-AquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000);and10.PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousethe,NAquiferforprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades;and11.In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation;and12.In1989,theOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.I.A.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBM1andBM2;and13.DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(0SM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000);and14.DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearegrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.);and15.ThecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofsprings,seeps,otherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater,and;16.ThecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofsprings,seeps,otherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion;and17. The continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents have documented hundreds

of springs, seeps, other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of plants including
those medicinal

and edible which have historically

been sustained

by springs;

and 18. The continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents have documented hundreds

of springs, seeps, other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely
on springs
and seeps; and NOW THEREFORE

BE IT RESOLVED; 1. Tonalea Chapter recognizes

and supports

the People

of Black Mesa have inherited

and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply. 2. Tonalea Chapter supports

that the water supply

is protected

from outside

use and exploitation. 3. Tonalea Chapter recognizes

and supports

that exclusive
right

to the N-Aquifer remains

with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People.

The State groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N-Aquifer. 4. Tonalea Chapter supports

that

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western
Coal Company

end its’ use
of the N-Aquifer. CERTIFICATION WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGONG RESOLUTION

WAS CONSIDERED

BY THE COMMUNITY

OF TONALEA

AT

A DULY CALLED CHAPTER MEETING

IN TONALEA, (NAVAJO NATION) ARIZONA,

AT WHICH

A QUORUM

WAS PRESENT

AND THAT THE SAME WAS PASSED

BY

A VOTE

OF

31

IN FAVOR,

01 OPPOSED,

AND 00 ABSTAINED

ON THIS
20th DAY OF MARCH 2011. Motion

By: John Trujillo

Seconded:

Joe Ellis Chester Claw, President-

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13 RESOLUTION

OF THE BLUE GAP/TACHEE CHAPTER Supporting

To Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

for the purpose

of sustaining

the people of Black Mesa, guaranteeing

safe clean water
for their health
and well being now and for the future generations. Whereas;

1. The N-Aquifer
is.the sole source

of potable water
for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and; 2. The lives and the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and the future generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N-Aquifer; 3. Water provides

the foundation

to the Way

of Life including

both Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (“the people”) People

of Black Mesa.

It is evident

in the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings

and Ceremonies

of the People (Dine). 4. Lease NO. 14-20-060308580

and Lease NO. 12-20-0603-9910

gives Peabody Western
Coal Company the rights

to “develop

and utilize water
for use

in its mining operations”,

and; 5. In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon
the condition

that; a. [S}hould

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity

of
is so lowering

the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged,

h may

at his option, either

(1) require Sentry of Peabody, at is own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground
supply

to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise,

or (2) require Sentry

or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water for the mining

and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

effect (sic) the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity”. 6. Peabody
Coal Company’s
Black Mesa Mine
has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away, and; 7. Evidence

has shown that Peabody
Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from the N- Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000), and; 8. Peabody
Coal Company’s Kayenta Mine Operations continue

to use the N-Aquifer

for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades,

and; aron

P. Yazzie, President

Joe

i. Jim, Vice President

Betty

V. Askie, Sec.frreasurer

Benjamin Manycows, Grazing Representative.P...L&k4d27.BlueGap,Azizona8——:928)49-O5roi1LWA1yAA.LzE‘.-1;‘;:ii7VA.r.IITADIZ4.pgI?,.•‘rt4BGCH11-04-0139.In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thatthattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation.10.In1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.LA.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBMIandBM2,and;11.DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000).12.DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.),and;13.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater,and;14.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion,and;15.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings,and;16.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps,and;NowThereforebeitresolved;ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitation.aronP.Yazzie,PresidentJoeJ.Jim,VicePresidentBettyV.Askie,Sec.frreasurerBenjaminManycows,GrazingRepresentative____

Blue 0 ap, Arizona

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s /7’/S(( BGCH11-04-013 That exclusive rights

to the N-Aquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People
and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N-Aquifer That

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western Coal Company

end its’ use of the N-Aquifer. CERTiFICATION We, hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution

was duly considered

by Blue GapiTachee Chapter

at

a duly called meeting

at Blue Gap, Navajo Nation, Arizona

at which

a quorum

was present

and that same was passed

by

a vote

of favor,

0 oppose,

5 abstain

this
day of April, 2011. Motion

by: IklM4,

A/i

2-

Seconded

By: /)a41’s’ Joe

J. Jim, Chapter Vice-President__________________ Betty

V. Akie, Secretary/Treasurer

Benjamin Manycows, Grazing
Rep. ohnn

aize Council elegatearon

P. Yazzie, President

Joe

J. Jim, Vice President

Betty

V. Askie, Sec./rreasurer

Benjamin Manycows, Grazing RepresentativeRESOLUTIONOFTIlECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILTHECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILSUPPORTSTHETONIZHONIANIPOSTIONTOPROTECTTHEN-AQUIFER,FORTHEPURPOSEOFSUSTAININGTHEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESA,QUARANTEEINGSAFECLEANWATERFORTHEIRHEALTHANDWELLBEINGNOWANDFORTHEFUTUREGENERATIONS.WHEREAS:I.TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunities;And2.ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefi.ituregenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;And3.WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeincludingbothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine);And4.LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations”;And5.Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;a.{S]houldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuchwaterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,atisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsoleexpense,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyeffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity”.6.PeabodyCoalCompany’sBlackMesaMinehasusedtheN-Aquiferformorethanthreedecades(since1971)inordertoslurrycoalviatheBlackMesaPipelinefromBlackMesaminetotheMohaveGeneratingStationinLaughlin,Nevadaover273milesaway;And7.EvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheN-AquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000);And8.PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousetheN-Aquiferforprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades;And9.In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thatthattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation;AndPage2-RESOLUTIONOFTHECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILTHECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILSUPPORTSTHETONIZHONIANIPOSTIONTOPROTECTTHEN-AQUIFER,FORTHEPURPOSEOFSUSTAININGTHEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESA,QUARANTEEINGSAFECLEANWATERFORTHEIRHEALTHANDWELLBEINGNOWANDFORTHEFUTUREGENERATIONS.10.In1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.LA.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBMIandBM2;And11.DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000);And12.DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylowqua1itywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.);And13.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater;And14.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion;And15.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings;And16.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps.NOWTHEREFOREITBERESOLVEDTHAT:1.ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitation;And2.ThatexclusiverightstotheN-AquiferremainswithBlackMesaResidentsandtheNavajoPeopleandstategroundwaterlawsand“grandfather”clausedoesnotapplytoNavajoWatersincludingtheN-Aquifer;AndPage3-RESOLUTIONOFTHECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILTHECHINLEAGENCYCOUNCILSUPPORTSTHETONIZHONIANIPOSTIONTOPROTECTTHEN-AQUIFER,FORTHEPURPOSEOFSUSTAININGTHEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESA,QUARANTEEINGSAFECLEANWATERFORTHEiRHEALTHANDWELLBEINGNOWANDFORTHEFUTUREGENERATIONS.3.ThatinordertosafeguardtheNavajoNationandpreventfurtherdamagetotheN-Aquifer,PeabodyWesternCoalCompanyendits’useoftheN-Aquifer.CERTIFICATIONIherebycertif’theforegoingresolutionwasdulyconsideredbytheChinleAgencyCouncilmembershipatwhichaquorumwaspresentandsamewaspassedbyavoteofinfavor,00opposedand00abstained,this8hu1dayofJanuary,2011attheManyFarmsChapterHouse,NavajoNation,ARIZONA.MOTIONBY:BessieAllenSECONDBY:CharlotteBegayeHarrisonKee,PresidentChinleAgencyCouncilCOPPERMINE CHAPTER Lnapter President

Council Delegate Floyd Stevens

Duane

S. Tsinigine Chapter
Vice President Lola Smith

The Navajo Nation Secretary/Treasurer

Western Navajo Agency- District
One

Grazing Committee Valerie Fowler

P.O. Box 1323 Page, Arizona 86040

Calvin

G. Begay Telephone

No (928) 691-1109

CO-03-042-1

1 RESOLUTION

OF THE COPPERMINE CHAPTER Resolution

Of the Coppermine Chapter Western Navajo Agency supporting

To Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

for the purpose

of sustaining

the people

of Black Mesa, guaranteeing

safe clean water

for their health
and well being now and for the future generations. Whereas; The N-Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water
for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities and; The lives and the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and the future generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N-Aquifer; Water provides

the foundation

to the Way

of Life including

both Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (“the people”) People

of Black Mesa.

It is evident

in the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings

and Ceremonies of the People (Dine). Lease NO. 14-20-060308580

and Lease NO. 12-20-0603-9910

gives Peabody Western
Coal Company

the rights

to “develop

and utilize water

for use

in its mining operations”,

and; In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon
the condition that; [Sjhould

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity

of
is so lowering

the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged,

h may

at his option, either

(1) require Sentry

of Peabody, at is own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground
supply

to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise,

or (2) require Sentry or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water

for the mining

and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

effect (sic) the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity”. Peabody
Coal Company’s
Black Mesa Mine
has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away, and; Evidence

has shown
that Peabody
Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from
the N-Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000), and; Peabody
Coal Company’s Kayenta Mine Operations continue

to use the N-Aquifer

for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades,

and;In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some instances casing

is collapsing”. Lowery,

says

in the same report,
that that these
are early signs that the aquifer is collapsing

and requests

an investigation. In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established CJ-LI.A. (Cumulative Hydrological
Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one
of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BM1 and BM2, and; Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows
that

at least one
of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in its Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 2000). Data gathered

by USGS shows
that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells and discharge

has slackened

by more than
50 percent

in the majority

of USGS monitored springs. There

are also growing signs that the aquifer

is being contaminated

in some places

by low-quality
water from other non- potable aquifers,
(Id.), and; Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water, and; Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer

and offering sites, which

is

a violation

of the freedom

of religion,

and; Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of plants including
those medicinal

and edible which have historically

been sustained

by springs, and; Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely
on springs

and seeps, and; Now Therefore

be

it resolved; That
the People

of Black Mesa have inherit

and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply

and this water supply

is protected
from outside

use and exploitation That exclusive rights

to the N-Aquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People

and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N-Aquifer That

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western Coal Company

end its’ use of the N-Aquifer.CO-03-042-11: Resolution

of the Copperrnine Chapter

in Support

of To Nizhonie Ani’s position to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

for the purpose

of sustaining

the people

of Black Mesa, guaranteeing safe clean water

for their health
and well being now and for the future generations. CERTIFICATION We, hereby, certify
that the foregoing resolution

was considered

at

a duly call Chapter meeting

at Coppermine Chapter (Coconino County, ARIZONA) Navajo Nation, where

a quorum

was present

and that same was passes

by

a vote ofj

in favor

9Q opposed

and abstained,

this 2..4th day
of March 2011. Motion

By: Allen Fowler,

Jr. Second

By: Alfred Long Floyd

S vens, Chapter President

Valerie Fowler, Secretary/Treasurer (&L’ /LL _____ Lola mith, ChapterVice-President

Ca
‘in G. Begay,

G

g CommilleeNAIIATADzIIL

C OMMISION GoVERNAricE rrLold

Ek gay— President

Jerry Thompson- ‘L’reasurer Clarence l3edonie—. Vice Pt’esident

Wnyne Lynch- Member Ella T(u;oney— Secretary RESOLUTION

OF NAHATA DZIILCOMMISSION GOVERNANCE NDC 11-05-140 SUPPORTING

TO NIZHONI

ANI POSITION

TO PROTECT

THE N-AQUIFER,

FOR THE PURPOSE

OF SUSTAINING

THE PEOPLE

OF BLACK MESA, GUARANTEEING

SAFE CLEAN WATER
FOR THEIR HEALTH

AND WELL BEING NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHEREAS:

1. The Nahata Dziil Commission Governance

is certified

by the Navajo Nation Council Resolution CAP-36-91

as

a local governmental

entity

of the Navajo Nation government

which

has the responsibility

and authority

to promote, protect

and preserve

the interest

and general welfare including

the safety

of its community, people, programs, property,

etc.; and 2. Transportation

and Community Development Committee

of the Navajo Nation

by Resolution TCDCAU-66-02,
approved governance certification

of the Nahata Dziil Commission Governance Five Management Policies

and Procedures pursuant

to 26 N.N.C Section

102 (B), which permit’s the Nahata Dziil Commission Governance

t exercise
local governance authorities contained within

26 N.N.C. Section

103 (D)(1);

and 3. The Nahata Dziil Commission Governance

is further certified

by the Navajo Nation

in accordance with

its Community
Based Land Use Plan, pursuant

to Resolution

of the Transportation

and Comnaunity Development Committee

of the Navajo Nation Council,

to administer

its community lands with
the New Lands Chapter boundaries

and

to decide

on the best options

for its land uses; and 4. on January

20, 2008,

the Nahata Dziil Chapter converted

its Governmental

entity into the Nahata Dziil Commission Governance;

and 5. The N-Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water

for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities;

and 6. The lives and the people

of Black Mountain

and surrounding communities

and the future generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N-Aquifer;

and 7. Water provides

the foundation

to the way
of life including Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (the people) People

of Black Mesa.

It is evident

in the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings and Ceremonies

of the People (Dine). 8. Lease NO. 14-20-060308580

and Lease NO. 12-20-603-9910

gives Peabody Western
Coal Company

the rights

to “develop

and utilize water
for use

in its mining operations”;

and 9.

In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon
the condition

that; A. Should

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity

of
is so lowering

the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged

that may

at his option, either

(I) require Sentry

of Peabody,

at
is own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and
of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground
supply

to such other users, deepening

the l 0. Box 40U

• Sanders,

.\Z 8G5i2

• (928) 688-2150

FAX: (928) U88”2235“N: BLACK MESA CHAPTER P. 0 Box 189

* Pinon, Arizona 86510 RESOLUTION

OF THE BLACK MESA (Kits’iiti) CHAPTER BLAC-11-03-106 Resolution

Of the Black Mesa Chapter supporting

To Nizhoni

Ani position

to Protect

the N-Aquifer,

for the purpose

of sustaining

the people

of Black Mesa, guaranteeing

safe clean water

for their health and well being now and for the future generations. Whereas; The N-Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water

for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and; The lives and the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

and the future generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N-Aquifer; Water provides

the foundation

to the Way

of Life Including

both Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (“the people”) People

of Black Mesa.

It is evident

In the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings

and Ceremonies

of the People (Dine). Lease
NO. 14-20-060308580

and Lease
NO. 12-20-0603-9910

gives Peabody Western

Coal Company

the rights

to “develop

and utilize water

for use

in its mining operations”,

and; In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon the condition

that; [S]hould

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

In the vicinity

of

is so lowering

the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged,

h may

at his option, either

(1) require Sentry of Peabody,

at
is own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and
of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground

supply

to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise,

or (2) requIre Sentry

or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water

for the mining
and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

effect (sic) the supply

of underground

water

In the vicinity”. Peabody

Coal Company’s

Black Mesa Mine
has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away, and; Marvin Yellowhair

Caroline Bemore

Marlene Biltah

Marty Benallie,

Sr.
Dwight Witherspoon Chapter President

Chapter Vice-President

Chapter Secretary/Treasurer

GrazinR Committee Member

Council DelegateEvidencehasshownthatPeabodyCoalCompany’spumpingof4400acre/feetperyearfromtheNAquiferexceedstheN-Aquifersnaturalabilitytorechargeitself(NRDC2000),and;PeabodyCoalCompany’sKayentaMineOperationscontinuetousetheN-Aquiferforprimaryindustrialpurposes,nowinoperation4decades,and;In1984,NavajoNationHydrologist,CarolLowery,reportedthat“thereisasandproblemandinsomeinstancescasingiscollapsing”.Lowery,saysinthesamereport,thatthattheseareearlysignsthattheaquiferiscollapsingandrequestsaninvestigation.In1989,TheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)establishedC.H.I.A.(CumulativeHydrologicalImpactAssessment),asetofspecificcriteriausedtomeasurehydrologicalbalanceoftheAquifer,oneofwhichStructuralIntegrity,hasbeenviolatedinatleasttwowellsidentifiedasBM1andBM2,and;DatagatheredbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)showsthatatleastoneofthecriteriaindicatingmaterialdamagetotheN-Aquifer,establishedbytheOfficeofSurfaceMining(OSM)initsCumulativeHydrologicImpactAssessment,asbeenexceeded(NRDC2000).DatagatheredbyUSGSshowsthatwaterlevelshavedecreasedbymorethan100feetinsomewellsanddischargehasslackenedbymorethan50percentinthemajorityofUSGSmonitoredsprings.Therearealsogrowingsignsthattheaquiferisbeingcontaminatedinsomeplacesbylow-qualitywaterfromothernon-potableaquifers,(Id.),and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofvaluableandlifesustainingwater,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings,and;SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps,and;NowThereforebeitresolved;ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitationThat exclusive rights

to the N-Aquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People

and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the
N Aquifer That

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation
and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western

Coal Company

end its’ use
of the N-Aquifer.CERTIFICATIONWeherebycerti1rthattheforegoingresolutionwasfullyconsideredbytheBlackMesaChapteratadulycalledmeetingatBackMesa,Arizonaatwhichaquorumwaspresentandthatsamewaspassedbyavoteof2-1.infavor,gVopposed,andtfYtabstained,onthisntdayofMarch2011.Motionedby:E(Secondby:PY1CAIIg‘)&UA4rl1cir__________4.MarvjiiYellowha,PresidentCarolineBemore,VicePresidentl1ar1eneBiltah,Secretary/TreasurerDwightWithspoon,CouncilDelegate1LEUPPCHAPTERC.P.O.Box5428°Leupp,Arizona86035(928)686-3227°FAX:(928)686-32324RESOLUTIONOFTHELEUPPCHAPTERWesternNavajoAgencyResolutionNo:LPO4-037-2011SUPPORTINGNIZHONIANIPOSITIONTOPROTECTTHEN-AQUIFER.FORTHEPURPOSEOFSUSTAININGTIlEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESA.GUARANTEEINGSAFECLEANWATERFORTHEIRHEALTHANDWELLBEINGNOWAN])FORTHEFUTUREGENERATIONSWHEREAS:Pursuantto27NTC,theLeuppChapterisdulyrecognizedasalocalgovernmententityoftheNavajoNation,vestedwithcertainauthoritiesandresponsibilitiestoactonbehalfoftheNavajoCitizensinthelocalcommunity;and2.TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunities;and3.ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthefuturegenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthesustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;4.WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeincludingbothSpiritualandPhilosophicalfortheDine(“ThePeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.ItisevidentintheCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople(Dine).5.LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabodyWesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinitsminingoperations,”and6.inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,1966approvedtheleasesuponconditionthat;“[S]houldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thattheoperationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwaterarebeingdamaged,hemayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryofPeabody,athisownsoleexpense,toprovidewaterinquantityandofqualityequaltothatformerlyavailablefromsuchundergroundsupplytosuchotherusers,deepeningthelatters’wellsorotherwise,or(2)requireSentryorPeabody,atitsownsolecxpcnsc,toobtainwaterfortheminingandpipelineoperationsfromanothersource,thatwillnotsignificantlyeffect(sic)thesupplyofundergroundwaterinthevicinity.”‘nI\iI:TIII.‘P,I,I.I;II.iTIjL,Iii’J4Ifl1wi;tILEUPP CHAPTER C.P.O.
Box 5428 Leupp, Arizona 86035 (928) 686-3227
FAX: (928) 686-3232 Resolution

No.: LP04-03 7-2011 7. Peabody
Coal Company’s
Black Mesa Mine
has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline
from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away;
and 8. Evidence

has shown
that Peabody

Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from
the N- Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000);

and 9. Peabody

Coal Company’s Kayenta Mind Operations continue

to use then-Aquifer

for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades;

and 10.

In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some instances casing

its collapsing.” Lowery,

says

in the same report,
that these

are early signs that the aquifer

is collapsing

and requests

an investigation;

and 11.

In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological
Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one
of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BMI and BM2;
and 12. Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that

at least one of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in its Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 200); and 13. Data gathered

by USGS shows that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells and discharge

has slackened

by more than

50 percent

in the majority

of USGS monitored springs. There

are also growing
signs that the aquifer

is being contaminated

in some places

by low-quality water from other non-potable aquifers,

(Id.) and; 14. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody begun, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water;
and 15. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer
and offering sites, which

is

a violation

of the freedom

of religion;

and 16. Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely
on springs

and seeps;
and r,

c13!‘ti3.s,,iI’‘3ri‘w.tnI h!r. (.‘iiII iHI IIILEUPP CHAPTER C.P.O. Box 5428 Leupp, Arizona 86035 (928) 686-3227”
FAX: (928) 686-3232 17. Since

the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents
have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produced water jeopardized

the lives

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely
on springs

and seeps. NOW THEREFORE

IT BE RESOLVED
THAT: That
the People

of Black Mesa have inherit

and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply
and this water supply

is protected
from outside

use and exploitation That exclusive rights

to the N-Aquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People

and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather”

clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N- Aquifer That

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation

and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western
Coal Company

end its’ use of the N-Aquifer. CERTIFICATiON We hereby certify
that the following

was duly considered

by the Leupp Chapter

at

a duly called meeting

at Leupp, Navajo Nation (Arizona)

at which

a quorum

was present

and that same was passed

by

a vote
of 3f

in favor, opposed,

3 abstentions,

on this 22’ day
of April, 2011 Motion:______________________________ Thcesnt___________________ Rq’sita Ann Kell, Secreta’€9

/ Treasurer.1(IrI-..-4’.ii i:lJ-.,Iri\-li-(44iC1FI

Resolution

Vo.: LPO4-037-201

I Second:

Vice President Ws,ccilDelegateAlexBitsinniePresidentJeanDejolieVice-President-EllaJeanBadoniSecretary/Treasurer-LucilleS.KrauseGrazingRepresentaflve-“.4RlZOJonathanNezCouncilDelegateRESOLUTIONOFTHENAVAJOMOUNTAINCHAPTERTHENAVAJONATIONNMO3/092-2011SUPPORTINGTHEPOSITIONOFTONIZHON,INCINPROTECTINGTHENAVAJOAQUIFERINSUSTAININGTHEPEOPLEOFBLACKMESAWITHCLEANANDSAFEPOTABLEWATERFORTHEIRHEALTHANDWELL-BEINGFORTHEPRESENTANDFUTUREGENERATIONS.WHEREAS:1.Pursuantto26N.N.C.,Section3(A),NavajoMountainChapterisadulyrecognizedcertifiedChapteroftheNavajoNationGovernment,aslistedat11N.N.C.,part1,section10;and2.Pursuantto26N.N.C.,Section1(B),NavajoMountainChapterisvestedwiththeauthoritytoreviewallniattersaffectingthecommunity,makeappropriatecorrectionswhennecessary,andproviderecommendationstotheNavajoNationandotherlocalagenciesforappropriateaction;and3.WaterprovidesthefoundationforNavajoLifewayincludingthespiritualanddailylivesofthepeopleasevidenceintheirculture,language,traditions,teachingsandceremonies;and4.TheNavajoAquiferisthesolesourceofsafeanddependabledrinkingwaterfortheresidentsofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunities;and5.ToNizhónf,Inchaslongbeeninvolvedinthestruggletoprotecttheirwaterrightsandhavedevelopedtheirpositionthroughacquiringdocumentsandjustificationstosupporttheirpositionasevidencein“ExhibitA”;and6.InordertosafeguardtheNavajoNationwaterrightsandsourceforfutureuse,thecommunityofNavajoMountainisconcernedabouttheoveruseofsafe,cleandrinkingwaterforminingoperationsbyPeabodyWesternCoalCompany.NOW,THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDTHAT:I.TheNavajoMountainChapterherebysupportsthepositionofToNizhónI,mc,thepcopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesintheirinherent,indigenousrightstoasafe,sustainableandqualitysourceofdrinkingwaterfromtheNavajoAquifer.2.TheNavajoMountainChaptercommunitybelievesduediligencemustbeexercisedinnotdiminishingthewatersupplythroughoveruseofpotablewaterforindustrialpurposebyPeabodyWesternCoal.ResolutionNumber:NMO3/092-2011Page1of2CERTIFICATIONWeherebycertifythattheforegoingresolutionwasdulyconsideredbyNavajoMountainChapteratadulycalledmeetinginNavajoMountain,Utahatwhichaquorumwaspresentandthesamewaspassedbyavoteof29infavor01opposedand03abstainedonthisl2dayofMARCH2611Motion:ClaritaStevensSecond:FredBedoniAlexBitsinnie,PresidentJeanDejolie,VicePresidentEllaJeanBdoni,Seóreaiy/TreasurerResolutionNumber:NMO3/092-201]Page2of2BODA WAY/GAP CHAPTER

Billy .4riznw

Jr., Jbid,,u Local Governance Certified P.O. Box 1546

MurieL Jiilliunti, -li-ki The Gap, AZ 86020

Gw.jJ. Phone: (928) 283-3493

Fax: (928) 283-3496 Email: bodaway@navajochapters.org.fcurnulirni i1akle,Gu.l!.,&, DuwieS Tinigine, r,wrir” THE NA VAJO NATION RESOLUTION

OF THE BODAWAY/GAP CHAPTER Nastsos

Bee Adah Niihodii;tah RESOLUTION

NO. BA-03- OL

-ii RESOLUTION

OF TUE BODAWAY/GAP CHAPTER

iN SUPPORT

OF TO NIZHONI ANI POSITION

TO PROTECT

THE N-AQUIFER.

FOR THE PURPOSE

OF SUSTAINING

TUE PEOPLE

OF BLACK MESA, GUARANTEEING

SAFE CLEAN WATER
FOR THEIR HEALTH

AN]) WELL BEING NOW AND FOR TUE FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHEREAS:

1. The N-Aquifer

is the sole source

of potable water
for the residents

of Black Mesa
and surrounding communities

and; 2.
The lives and the people

of Black Mesa
and surrounding communities

and the future generations depend

on the water, hence

are dependent

on the sustainability

of the N- Aquifer

and; 3. Water proves

the foundation

to the Way

of Life including

both Spiritual

and Philosophical

for the Dine (“the people”) People

of Black Mesa.

It
is evident

in the Culture, Language, Traditions, Teachings

and Ceremonies

of the People (Dine), 4. Lease
No. 14-20-060308580

and Lease
No. 12-20-0603-9910

gives Peabody Western Coal Company

the rights

to “develop

and utilize water

for use

in its mining operations”,

and; 5.

In order

to protect

the water, Secretary

of Interior,

on April

14, 1966 approved

the leases upon
the condition

that: (S)hould

the Secretary

of the Interior determine

at any time, that the operation

of such wells

is endangering

the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity

of

is lowering the water table that other users

of such water

are being damaged,

h may

at his option, either

(1) require Sentry

of Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground

supplyResolutionSupportingofToNizhoniAnitoProtectN-AquiferforSustainingPeopleofBlackMesaguaranteeCleanWater,PageTwo

to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise,

or (2) require Sentry

or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water

for the mining

and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

effect (sic) the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity”. 6. Peabody
Coal Company’s
Black Mesa
has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline
from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada
over 273 miles away, and; 7. Evidence

has shown
that Peabody

Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet

per year from
the N-Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge
itself (NRDC 2000),
and; 8. Peabody

Coal Company’s Kayenta Mine Operations continue

to use the N-Aquifer for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades,

and; 9.

In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some instances casing

is collapsing”. Lowery,

says

in the same report, that these
are early signs that the aquifer

is collapsing

and requests

and investigation. 10.

In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological
Impact Assessment),

a set
of specific criteria
used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one
of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at lease two wells identified

as BM1 and BM2, and; 11. Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that

at least one
of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in its Cumulative Hydrological
Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 2000), 12. Data gathered

by USGS shows that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells
and discharge

has slackened

by more than

50 percent

in the majority

of USGS monitored springs. There

are also growing
signs that the aquifer

is being contaminated

in some places

by low-quality

water from other non-potable aquifers,

(ld), and; 13. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, local residents have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water, and;ResolutionSupportingofToNizhoniAnitoProtectN-AquiferforSustainingPeopleofBlackMesaguaranteeCleanWater.PageThree14.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,hundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofprayerandofferingsites,whichisaviolationofthefreedomofreligion,and;15.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasetoproducewaterresultinginthedestructionofplantsincludingthosemedicinalandediblewhichhavehistoricallybeensustainedbysprings,and;16.SincethecontinuouspumpingoftheN-AquiferbyPeabodybegan,localresidentshavedocumentedhundredsofspringsandseepsandotherwatersourcesandoutletswhichhaveceasedtoproducewaterjeopardizedthelivesofwildlife,birdsandotheranimalswhichrelyonspringsandseeps,and;NOWTHEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDTHAT:1.ThatthePeopleofBlackMesahaveinheritandindigenousrightstoasafe,cleandrinkingwatersupplyandthiswatersupplyisprotectedfromoutsideuseandexploitation.2.InordertosafeguardtheNavajoNationandpreventfurtherdamagetotheN-Aquifer,thePinonChapterrequeststhatPeabodyendituseoftheN-Aquifer.3.Futurewaterusebyanoutsideentity,forProfitCorporation,industrialuseetc.,above500acre/feetperyearshallbeprohibited.4.ResolutiontoProtecttheN-Aquifer,forthepurposeofsustainingthepeopleofBlackMesa,guaranteeingsafecleanwaterfortheirhealthandwellbeingnowandforthefuturegenerations.*****************CERTIFICATION*****************WEHEREBYCERTIFYTHATTHEFOREGOINGRESOLUTIONWASCONSIDEREDBYTHEBODAWAY/GAPCHAPTERATADULYCALLEDREGULARCHAPTERMEETINGATTHEGAP(NAVAJONATION),ARIZONA;ATWHICHAQUORUMWASPRESENTANDTHATSAMEWASPASSEDBYAVTEOFINFAJVOR,3OOPPOSED,AND‘2ABSTAINED;ONTHISDAYOF/t1?k/2011.ResolutionSupportingofToNizhoniAnitoProtectN-AquiferforSustainingPeopleofBlackMesaguaranteeCleanWater.PageFrnir Secretary/Treasurer

L-ee SECO1%9ED

BY: JNATHAN HASKIE crazing Member DUANE

S. TSTNIGTNE Council Delegate MARIE

L. WILLIAMS Vice-PresidentLr7Z1.Z....11IZSLSZmZ..SZ,.1ZCouncflofNaat’aniiandExecutiveManagerLocalGovernmentforTo’Nanees’DiziCommunityTO’NANEES’DIZILOCALGOVERNMENTP.O.Box727,TubaCity,Arizona86045Telephone:928-283-3284Fax:928-283-3288http://www.tubacity.nndes.orgEmail:tndchapter@yahoo.comCOUNCILOFNAAVAANII1LEGISLATION#TND-05-0392-2011.MaxD.Goldtooth,Sr.Prsident23TO’NANEES’DIZILOCALGOVERNMENTRobertYazzleVIce-president4ORDINANCEOFTHECOUNCILOFNAATAANIIANDEXECUTIVEMANAGERCharieneA.NezFORMOFGOVERNMENTFORTO’NANEES’DIZICOMMUNITYSecretaryfrreasurer6LØ&cLIii..FN1ALI7QPVERNMETHelenMHerbert8ROTTTHEouncMemerEOPLLOIcKMtJWIJImmHalate10HEALTI1.Afj!PLLBJXIiANrfORTHjFUTIIR)!CouncilMemberSponsor:RobertYazzie.CouncilofNaat’aniiVice-President12LONGTITLEADMINISTRATiVESTAFF13GeneralDescription:PriscIllaLlttlefoot14ThisproposedlegislationistosupportToNizhoniAni’spositiontoprotecttheNExecutiveManager15AquiferforthepurposeofsustainingthePeopleofBlackMesa,GuaranteeingSafeNoreenPIsh16CleanWaterfortheirHealthandWellBeingnowandforthefuturegenerations.ExecutIveAssIstant17HighlightedProvisions:VanessaLee18A.TheN-AquiferisthesolesourceofpotablewaterfortheresidentsofBlackAdministrativeAssistant19Mesaandsurroundingcommunitiesand;20B.ThelivesandthepeopleofBlackMesaandsurroundingcommunitiesandthe21futuregenerationsdependonthewater,hencearedependentonthe22sustainabilityoftheN-Aquifer;23C.WaterprovidesthefoundationtotheWayofLifeincludingbothSpiritualand24PhilosophicalfortheDine(“thepeople”)PeopleofBlackMesa.Itisevidentin25theCulture,Language,Traditions,TeachingsandCeremoniesofthePeople26(Dine).27D.LeaseNO.14-20-060308580andLeaseNO.12-20-0603-9910givesPeabody28WesternCoalCompanytherightsto“developandutilizewaterforuseinits29miningoperations”,and;30E.Inordertoprotectthewater,SecretaryofInterior,onApril14,196631approvedtheleasesupontheconditionthat;32[S]houldtheSecretaryoftheInteriordetermineatanytime,thatthe33operationofsuchwellsisendangeringthesupplyofundergroundwater34inthevicinityofissoloweringthewatertablethatotherusersofsuch35waterarebeingdamaged,hmayathisoption,either(1)requireSentryCouncU

of Naat’aánii

and Executive Manager
Local Government for To’Nanees’Dizi Community TO’NANEES’DIZI

LOCAL GOVERNMENT P.O. Box 727, Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Telephone: 928-283-3284

Fax: 928-283-3288 http://www.tubacity.nndes.org

Email: tndchapter@yahoo.com of Peabody,

at
is own sole expense,

to provide water

in quantity

and
of quality equal

to that formerly available
from such underground

supply to such other users, deepening

the latters’ wells

or otherwise,

or (2) require Sentry

or Peabody,

at its own sole expense,

to obtain water

for the mining

and pipeline operations

from another source,
that will not significantly

effect (sic) the supply

of underground

water

in the vicinity”. Peabody

Coal Company’s

Black Mesa Mine has used the N-Aquifer

for more than three decades (since 1971)

in order

to slurry coal via the Black Mesa Pipeline from Black Mesa mine

to the Mohave Generating Station

in Laughlin, Nevada over 273 mIles away, and; Evidence

has shown that Peabody

Coal Company’s pumping

of 4400 acre/feet per year from the N-Aquifer exceeds

the N-Aquifers natural ability

to recharge itself (NRDC 2000), and; Peabody

Coal Company’s Kayenta
Mine Operations continue

to use the

NAquifer

for primary industrial purposes,

now

in operation

4 decades,

and; In 1984, Navajo Nation Hydrologist,

Carol Lowery, reported

that “there

is

a sand problem

and

in some instances casing

is collapsing”. Lowery,
says

in the same report, that that these
are early signs that the aquifer

is collapsing

and requests

an investigation. In 1989, The Office

of Surface Mining (OSM) established C.H.I.A. (Cumulative Hydrological Impact Assessment),

a set of specific criteria used

to measure hydrological balance

of the Aquifer,

one

of which Structural Integrity,

has been violated

in at least two wells identified

as BM1 and BM2, and; Data gathered

by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that

at least one of the criteria indicating material damage

to the N-Aquifer, established

by the Office

of Surface Mining (OSM)

in
its Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment,

as been exceeded (NRDC 2000). Data gathered

by USGS shows that water levels have decreased

by more than 100 feet

in some wells and discharge

has slackened

by more than

50 percent in the majority

of USGS monitored springs. There

are also growing signs that the aquifer

is being contaminated

in some places

by low-quality
water from other non-potable aquifers,
(Id.), and; Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began,
local residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water I. V
-Z

Z i.r z.r Z..1 Z -Z.X

z.r Z Z.I COUNCIL

OF NAAVAANII

36 Max

D. Goldtooth,

Sr. President

38 Robert Yazzle Vice-PresIdent

39 Charlena

A. Nez

40 Secretary/Treasurer

41 Helen

M. Herbert

42

F. Council Member Jimmy Holgate

44 Council Member

46

G. ADMINISTRATIVE

STAFF
47 Priscilla Littlefoot Executive Manager

49

H. Noreen Parrish Executive AssIstant

50

3. K. Vanessa

Lee

51 Administrative Assistant52

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

L. M.- -‘ z -z- z..x- zr z.r zr zr z.r Council

of Naat’anii

and Executive Manager
Local Government for To’Nanees’Dizi Community TONANEES’DIZI

LOCAL GOVERNMENT P.O. Box 727, Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Telephone: 928-283-3284

Fax: 928-283-3288 http://www.tubacity.nndes.org

Email: tndchapter@yahoo.com COUNCIL

OF NMVAANII

70 sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the Max

0. Goldtooth,

Sr. PresIdent

71 destruction

of valuable

and life sustaining water, and; Robert Vazzle

72

N. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began, hundreds VIce-President

73

of springs

and seeps
and other water sources

and outlets which have ceased Chartene

A. Nez

74

to produce water resulting

in the destruction

of prayer

and offering
sites, Secretary/Treasurer

75

which

is

a violation

of the freedom

of religion,
and; Helen

M. Herbert

76

0. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began,
local Council Member

77 residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water Jimmy Holgate

78 sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water resulting

in the Council Member

79 destruction

of plants including
those medicinal

and edible which have ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 8 ° historically

been sustained

by springs,
and; 81

P. Since
the continuous pumping

of the N-Aquifer

by Peabody began,
local Priscilla Littlefoot A Executive Manager

82 residents

have documented hundreds

of springs

and seeps
and other water 83 sources

and outlets which have ceased

to produce water jeopardized

the lives Noreen ParrIsh Executive Assistant

84

of wildlife, birds and other animals which rely on springs

and seeps,
and; Vanessa

Lee

85 Special Clauses: AdmirllstrativeAsslstant86

> The To’Nanees’Dizi
Chapter respectfully requests

for Public Hearings

for 87 disbursement

of information

and public input

by To Nizhoni

An). 88

Be

it resolved

by the Council

of Naat’aánii

of the To’Nanees’Dizi

Local 89 Government concurring therein: 90 WHEREAS,

the To’Nanees’Dizi
Chapter

is Local Governance

Act Certified Chapter ii’

91 pursuant

to TCDC #.TCDCD-18-04. 92 WHEREAS,

the To’Nanees’Dizi
Chapter

has adopted

the Council

of Naat’aánii

and 93 Executive Manager
Form

of Government

for the To’Nanees’Dizi
Chapter pursuant

to 94

the Special Referendum Election

held

on January

12, 2010,
and Navajo Nation 95 Board

of Election Supervisors Certification

on February,

3, 2010, BOESF-004-10. 96 WHEREAS,

the Council

of Naat’aánii Officers

on behalf

of the To’Nanees’Dizi

Local 97 Government supports

To Nizhoni Ani’s position

to protect

the N-Aquifer

for the J

98 purpose

of sustaining

the People

of Black Mesa, Guaranteeing

Safe Clean Water

for 99 their Health
and Well Being now and for the future generations. 100 NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED

that the Council

of Naat’aánii

of the 101 To’Nanees’Dizi

Local Government concurs

To Nizhoni Ani’s position

to protect

the
N102 Aquifer

for the purpose

of sustaining

the People

of Black Mesa, Guaranteeing

Safe 103 Clean Water

for their Health
and Well Being now and for the future generations. LiADMINISTRATIVE

STAI 4 115 Priscilla Littlefoot Executive Manager

117 Noreen Parrish Executive Assistant

118

Councfl

of Naat’anhi

and Executive Manager
Local Government for To’Nanees’Dizi Community TD’NANEES’DIZI

LOCAL GOVERNMENT P.O. Box 727, Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Telephone: 928-283-3284

Fax: 928-283-3288 http://www.tubacity.nndes.org

Email: tndchapter@yahoo.com That the People

of Black Mesa have inherit
and indigenous
rights

to

a safe, clean drinking water supply
and this water supply

is protected

from outside

use and exploitation

and that exclusive rights

to the N-Aquifer remains
with Black Mesa Residents

and the Navajo People
and state groundwater

laws and “grandfather” clause does not apply

to Navajo Waters including

the N-Aquifer

and that

in order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation
and prevent further damage

to the N-Aquifer, Peabody Western

Coal Company

end its’ use
of the N-Aquifer. CERTIFICATION 112

1 hereby certify that the foregoing legislation

was duly considered

and approved

by 113

the To’Nanees’Dizi

Local Government Council

of Naat’aánii

at

a duly called meeting in Tuba City, Navajo Nation, (Arizona),

on this
1st day

of May, 2011,

at which

a quorum

was present

and that the same was adopted

by

a majority

vote

of YES VOTE:_andNOVOTE:

0 Max

D. Goldtqf

Sr., Council

of Naat’aánii President To’Nanees’Dizi

Local Government Motion: )Y?-711 Jk-r _zr

z_ z z.i z

-zx -z.i COUNCIL

OF NAArAANII

104 Max

D. Goldtooth,

Sr. President

105 Robert Yauie

106 VIce-President

107 CharleneA.Nez

108 Secretary!Treasurer9 Helen

M. Herbert

110 ouncII Member Jimmy Holgate Council Member Vanessa

Lee
119 Administrative Ass1sta4

20 121 Second:AZEE’ BEE NAHAGHA

OF DINE NATION P.O. Box 1570 Chinle Arizona 86503

Emmett Johnson, Tmasurer Floyd Stevens,

Vice Pmsldent

Lenom Iiatathiie, Secretary RESOLUTiON

OF THE AZEE’ BEE NAHAHGA

of DINE NATION SUPPORTING

THE POSITION

OF TO NIZHONI,

INC.

IN PROTECTING

THE NAVAJO AQUIFER

IN SUSTAINING

THE PEOPLE OF BLACK MESA WITH CLEAN AND SAFE POTABLE WATER
FOR THEIR HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING

FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHEREAS:

1. The Azee’ Bee Nahaghá

of Dine Nation (ABNDN), formally known

as Native American Church

of Navajoland

Inc. (NACNL)

was established

in 1966

as

a non-profit organization

and

is incorporated

under
the statues

of the states

of Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and the Navajo Nation;

and 2.
By an approved Resolution

No. CO-65-76,

the Navajo Tribal Council, NACNL,

Inc. now known

as ABNDN

was granted inherent rights, responsibilities,

and authorization

to conduct non-profit organizational business

on the Navajo Nation

on behalf

of the citizens

of the Navajo Nation
and registered members

of ABNDN participating

in the traditional

use
of Azee’

in bona-fide religious ceremonial practices; and 3. Water provides

the foundation

for Navajo Lifeway induding

the spiritual

and the daily lives

of the people

of Black Mesa

as evidenced

in their culture, language, traditions, teachings,

and ceremonies;

and 4. The Navajo Aquifer

is the sole source

of safe and dependable drinking water

for the residents

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities,

many

of whom

are members

of Azee’ Bee Nahaghá

of Dine Nation;

and 5.
To NizhOnl,

Inc. has long been involved

in the struggle

to protect their water rights and have developed

their position through acquiring documents

and justifications

to support their position

as evidenced

in (Exhibit
aA); and 8.

In order

to safeguard

the Navajo Nation water rights and source

for future use, Azee’ Bee Nahaghá

of Dine Nation

is duly concerned
about the overuse

of safe, clean drinking water

for mining operations

by Peabody Western
Coal Company;

and NOW THEREFORE,

BE

IT RESOLVED
THAT: 1. The Azee’ Bee Nahaghá

of Dine Nation general membership
hereby supports

the position

of TO NizhOn!,

Inc. and the people

of Black Mesa and surrounding communities

in their inherent

and indigenous
rights

to

a safe and sustainable

and quality source

of drinking water from the Navajo Aquifer. 2. Furthermore,

Azee’ Bee Nahaghá

of Dine Nation believes

clue diligence
must

be exercised

In not diminishing

the water supply through overuse

of potable water

for industrial purposes

by Peabody Western
Coal Company. CERTIFICATION We hereby certify that the foregoing resolution

was considered

by the General Membership

of Azee’ Bee Nahagtià

of Dine Nation

at

a duly called

1St Quarter General Meeting

in Pinon,

AZ
at which

a quorum
was present

and the same was passed

by

a vote

of

In Favor, Opposed,
andfl Abstained

on this 18th day
of September

2010. Motion

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J. Tsosie, President

Floyd Stevens,
Vice President