The unpermitted and illegal slurry pipeline continues to pump over 1.3 billion gallons of pristine water annually. The unpermitted and illegal slurry pipeline continues to operate under Administrative Block, pending no continued use of the Navajo aquifer by the Hopi Tribal Council, past their permit expiration. Hopi Tribal Council Studies documents have determined that at the present rate of usage, water sources in Tuba City and surrounding communities will run dry in fifteen years. The Navajo aquifer is a sole source aquifer for the Hopi and Navajo. Burial sites of the Dineh people continue to be desecrated and human remains bulldozed by Peabody.
Environmental injustice is a reality.
It had a chilling effect on the Black Mesa residents who brought the matter to the judge immediately. A police report was filed and a U.S. Marshall was posted in the courtroom for the remainder of the hearing. John S. Boyden, who was an Attorney for PWCC and the Hopi Trial Council concurrently, negotiated the original leases between both parties illegally. The traditional Dineh vow to never surrender to the rape and desecration of Mother Earth caused by PWCC on their ancestral lands. We believe we have a chance to win in this court and in any other court.