A New Mexico grandmother, known as “the water lady” provides much needed water to hundreds of residents in the southeastern corner of the Navaho Nation, who lack an adequate water source. After visiting a well located at the St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School, she fills up the 4,000-gallon water tank on her sturdy Chevrolet truck and spends the next 7 hours delivering this precious commodity to residents in need.
“These people really depend on the water truck,” she said tearfully. “That’s why I love my job.”
People in the area are concerned about a bankruptcy case filed by the Diocese of Gallup that has involved the St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School. This year, a judge has approved plans to appraise several properties, including the 40 acres of land in St. Bonaventure, in an effort to cover bankruptcy reorganization costs.
According to court records, St. Bonaventure is viewed as one of the “key properties” considered for lien, liquidation or other uses. The school’s executive director said, “Depending on where this goes, we could lose the mission and the school.”
Mission property includes the well that offers the only free water source for hundreds of families. Besides the mission, a 60-mile drive to Gallup offers the nearest source of drinkable water and users must pay a fee for the water. The school has 65 employees and 215 enrolled students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. Mediation has been scheduled this week to discuss St. Bonaventure’s fate.
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Sources http://www.abqjournal.com/592273/news/bankruptcy-case-could-leave-hundreds-with-no-water.html