Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
FILE - Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz. The Biden administration announced Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, that 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)FILE - A boat moves along Wahweap Bay along the Upper Colorado River Basin, June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border near Wahweap, Ariz. The Biden administration announced Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, that 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
By SUMAN NAISHADHAMAssociated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiftee...