Interior Secretary Rescinds 1975 Memo Regulating Tribal Water Use Actions

Mealey's ( April 8, 2022, 1:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on April 7 rescinded a 1975 departmental memorandum that told Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendents and directors to disapprove any Native American tribal actions to regulate water use on reservations and that required Interior’s review and approval, according to a press release....