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Simulation Drought Brings Water Shortage to Navajo Mountain It hadn’t rain for over for over nine months here in the area of Navajo Mountain You’re from the Navajo Mountain area of the Navajo Reservation. The scenery is beautiful and could potentially be a tourist attraction. Water has become more scarce and chapter officials, school officials and especially livestock owners are beginning to panic. Nearby, Peabody is mining coal. People in the community are blaming the shortage on Peabody for its slurry line to the Mohave Generating station in Nevada. You’re a resident in the Rainbow Village area of the community. You are the current council delegate for the Navajo Mountain Chapter and you decided to seek reelection. Your children go to school at the nearby Utah public schools. The majority of community members work for the Peabody Coal Mine. What should you do? You have the following advisors to assist you in making a decision that will affect your community. Read what each have to offer you. Chapter Officials Campaign Manager A scientist A lawyer What should you do? Your chapter officials as your advisor: Ken Yazzie (Chapter Manager) - Well, there are a lot of community members that have lost their livestock due to the drought. If the ranchers’ cattle are dying off, more and more people will be seeking social and economic services and assistance. The community cannot have access to the water at the school which is the closest water source, as the school head says that she is “there to provide education to the community’s children, not water to the community.” People now have to drive long distances like to Black Mesa on the very poorly maintained dirt roads. Although the monsoon season is here, it is not making the water shortage any better. The last measurable rain came down so fast that it washed out some areas of the road. We suggest that you approach Peabody as they are reducing our water supply tremendously. Sarah Dee (Chapter Secretary) – It’s not jus