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Fires and floods caused by heavy rains have contaminated the single water source for about 1,200 residents of the Navajo Nation in Utah's far southeastern corner.
The Navajo Mountain spring, which runs off the mountain that straddles the Utah-Arizona border, has been unusable for nearly three weeks, San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams said. Ash and other debris has filled the spring and clogged filters at a treatment plant that provides water to area residents, he said.
That's caused an immediate shortage of water.
