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State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

A person walks through an entranceway to the Hualapai Ranch on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Despite the Colorado River coursing more than 100 miles through Hualapai land, the tribe can't draw from it. (AP Photo/John Locher) The sun sets over the Colorado River at Guano Point on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Roughly 600,000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) Rancher Clay Bravo leans against his truck as his pet dog Whisky stands on the roof on the Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Despite the Colorado River coursing more than 100 miles through Hualapai land, the tribe can't draw from it. Bravo said the tribe should wait on a settlement, negotiate a better deal and develop groundwater resources at the same time. (AP Photo/John Locher) Rancher Clay Bravo leans against his truck on the Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Despite the Colorado River coursing more than 100 miles through Hualapai land, the tribe can't draw from it. Bravo said the tribe should wait on a settlement, negotiate a better deal and develop groundwater resources at the same time.(AP Photo/John Locher) People walk across the Grand Canyon Skywalk on Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Roughly 600,000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) People eat at a restaurant overlooking the Grand Canyon Skywalk on Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Roughly 600,000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) A reflection in glass shows part of the Grand Canyon as people walk across the Grand Canyon Skywalk on Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Roughly 600,000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) Alyssa Chubbuck, left, and Dan Bennett embrace while watching the sunset at Guano Point overlooking the Colorado River on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in northwestern Arizona. Roughly 600,000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) Garnett Querta attaches a water hose to his truck on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Peach Springs, Ariz. Tape helps keep the rearview mirror from falling off as he navigates dirt roads while hauling water. (AP Photo/John Locher) Garnett Querta rinses out a vial after checking the water hauled on his truck on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, near Peach Springs, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher) Garnett Querta checks a tank on his water truck on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Peach Springs, Ariz. The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across the rugged landscape to serve the roughly 600,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) Garnett Querta fills his water truck from a fire hydrant on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Peach Springs, Ariz. The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across the rugged landscape to serve the roughly 600,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher) Garnett Querta wipes sweat from his head while hauling water on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, near Peach Springs, Ariz. The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across the rugged landscape to serve the roughly 600,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue. (AP Photo/John Locher)