NAAO Water Rights Settlement Program

Reclamation's support for the Department of the Interior's Water Rights Settlement Program includes providing NAAO and other Reclamation staff to serve on water rights assessment, negotiation, and implementation teams and to provide technical support to the Federal Negotiation and Implementation teams.

Negotiation

Reclamation participates on Federal Negotiation teams. As more progress is made, activities intensify for these teams. Activities primarily include direction and participation of Reclamation on Federal Indian water rights negotiating teams, the performance of technical studies, and the gathering and technical analysis of data to assist in negotiations.

Implementation

When a final settlement is achieved, the settlement implementation phase begins. Usually, there is a period during which a Federal implementation team participates in implementing a settlement. A variety of activities may be performed during implementation, ranging from coordination to performing studies or construction authorized and funded by the settlement.

Water Rights Negotiations, Implementations, and Assessments---Reclamation team members as of January 2009 (Note: some of these are currently inactive)

Negotiations	Implementations
Aamodt (Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque Valley, San Ildefonso, Tesuque) New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) Brian Parry 801-524-3674 Abousleman (Pueblos of Jemez, Zia, Santa Ana), New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) John Peterson 303-445-2122 Blackfeet, Montana (Great Plains Region) Terry Zontek 406-247-7606 Crow, Montana (Great Plains Region) Terry Zontek 406-247-7606 Duck Valley, Idaho and Nevada (Pacific Northwest Region) Adrienne Marks 202-513-0630 Fallbrook, (Cahuilla, Pehanga, Romona Water Rights) California (Mid-Pacific Region) William Steele 951-695-5310 Flathead, Montana (Pacific Northwest Region) Gwendolyn Christensen 509-575-5848 Fort Belknap, Montana (Great Plains Region) Terry Zontek 406-247-7606 Kerr McGee (Pueblo of Acoma and Laguna) , New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) Brian Parry 801-524-3674 Klamath, Oregon (Mid-Pacific Region) (Vacant) Little Colorado (Navajo, Hopi, San Juan Paiute, Zuni Pueblo), Arizona and New Mexico (Lower Colorado Region) Adrienne Marks 202-513-0630 Lummi Nation, Washington (Pacific Northwest Region) John Peterson 303-445-2122 Navajo Nation -Colo River Mainstem, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) Navajo-San Juan, New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) Brian Parry 801-524-3674 Nez Perce, Idaho (Pacific Northwest Region) John Peterson 303-445-2122 Pueblo of Zuni Ramah Navajo, New Mexico (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) Soboba, California (Lower Colorado Region) Adrienne Marks 202-513-0630 Taos, New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) John Peterson 303-445-2122 Tule River, California (Mid-Pacfic Region) Patricia Riveria 916-978-5194 Upper Gila, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) Lawrence Marquez 623-773-6249 Walker River, Nevada (Mid-Pacific Region) Elizabeth Rieke 775-884-3436 White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) Randy Chandler 602-216-3820	Fallon, Nevada (Mid-Pacific Region) Elizabeth Rieke 775-884-3436 Fort Hall, Idaho (Pacific Northwest Region) Adrienne Marks 202-513-0630 Fort McDowell, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) Gila River Water Rights, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) Lawrence Marquez, 623-773-6249 Jicarilla Apache, New Mexico (Upper Colorado Region) Brian Parry 801-524-3674 Las Vegas Paiute, Nevada (Lower Colorado Region) Betsy Rieke 775-884-8344 Little Colorado - Zuni Heaven, (Upper Colorado Region) Adrienne Marks 202-513-0630 Northern Cheyenne, Montana (Great Plains Region) Terry Zontek 406-247-7606 Pyramid Lake, Nevada (Mid-Pacific Region) Elizabeth Rieke 775-884-3436 Rocky Boys, Montana (Great Plains Region) Terry Zontek 406-247-7606 San Carlos Apache, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) San Luis Rey, California (Lower Colorado Region) Steven Hvinden 702-293-8414 Shivwits Paiute , Utah (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant) Southern Utes and Ute Mountain Utes, (Colorado Ute Indian Tribes) Colorado (Upper Colorado Region) Patrick Schumacher 970-385-6590 Uintah and Ouray Utes, Utah (Upper Colorado Region) Brent Rhees 801-379-1210 Warm Springs, Oregon (Pacific Northwest Region) Dave Nelson 503-872-2801 Wind River, Wyoming (Great Plains Region) Gordon Aycock 406-247-7756 Yavapai-Prescott, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region) (Vacant)
Assessments
Tohono O'odham, Arizona (Lower Colorado Region)

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