Opinion ID: 1176294
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Heading: Water Hauling Claim

Text: While the BIA and Yukon Flats co-existed in Venetie, there was an agreement between the two schools regarding an exchange of water for electricity. Earl Henry, a BIA maintenance person, was responsible for hauling water from the river to storage tanks which supplied water to both schools through a connecting transfer system. [6] Yukon Flats, in turn, supplied electricity to the BIA. In the winter of 1982-83, sub-zero temperatures rendered the BIA water system inoperable. As a result, no water was provided to Yukon Flats for several weeks. Yukon Flats' principal, Gregg Gassman, threatened to cut off the BIA's supply of electricity unless water was supplied as agreed. When Gassman approached Parliment about hauling water, Parliment informed Gassman that he would not supply water without compensation. [7] After this conversation, Parliment did supply water to Yukon Flats, and Yukon Flats continued to supply electricity to the BIA.