Sacred Land News

October 24, 2000
New Report on Peabody Coal and Black Mesa Water
Posted by: Toby McLeod

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released a new study on the impact of Peabody Coal Company’s coal slurry on Hopi springs. “Drawdown” reports that the Department of the Interior’s own hydrology data indicates that the aquifer beneath Black Mesa is being seriously depleted and Hopi springs are drying up as a result of Peabody’s daily use of 3.3 million gallons of pristine underground water. The water carries pulverized coal 273 miles through a pipeline to the Mojave Power Plant in Nevada.

Former Hopi Tribal Chairman Vernon Masayasva has formed Black Mesa Trust to stop Peabody’s consumption of underground water. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to:

Black Mesa Trust
P.O. Box 33
Kykotsmovi, AZ, 86039

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