Drought emergency for Navajo Nation
6/6/2025 6:24:17 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Apache County, AZ
Coconino County, AZ
Navajo County, AZ
Bernalillo County, NM
Cibola County, NM
McKinley County, NM
Rio Arriba County, NM
San Juan County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Socorro County, NM
Taos County, NM
Valencia County, NM
San Juan County, UT
Start Date: 5/29/2025
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The Navajo Nation declared a drought emergency, similar to the one issued by the state of New Mexico. The president of the Navajo Nation made the declaration in late May and said that 900 windmills and 7,500 stock ponds were losing capacity on the Nation.
KJZZ (Phoenix, Ariz.), June 6, 2025
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