When we began the Navajo Water Project in 2014, we never imagined we would serve hundreds of families across 3 states. 

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30% of Navajo families still don't have a sink or a toilet. So we bring clean, hot and cold running water to families across New Mexico, Utah and Arizona.

Our work began with a single family in Thoreau, NM — the Bensons — and has grown to serve more than 250 families across 9 towns in New Mexico alone. In 2018, we opened new project offices in Navajo Mountain, UT and Dilkon, AZ as we continue expanding across the Navajo Nation.

Many Navajo people worry that they will never get running water. But when they hear about DigDeep, they know there is hope.

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More than 150 years ago, the Navajo and many other tribes signed treaties with the federal government giving up their land in exchange for funding of things like housing, infrastructure and health care. But for decades that hasn't happened.

“We are United States citizens but we're not treated like that. You can hear the frustration, the tone of my voice. We once again have been forgotten by our own government.”

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, April 2020

The Navajo Water Project is a community-managed utility alternative that brings hot and cold running water to homes without access to water or sewer lines. We do this primarily by installing our off-grid Home Water Systems, but our impact doesn’t stop there.

We’re also investing in more effective septic systems, skilled job creation, and even making grants to individuals and communities stepping up to solve their own water challenges through the Water is Life Fund.

wells

we develop new sources where water is pumped, treated and stored locally

trucks

we deliver water in food grade trucks to hundreds of families living close to each source

water systems

our home water systems provide 1200 gallons of hot and cold running water and solar power

community

the entire project is guided by a council of clients and local leaders

The Navajo Water Project is Indigenous-led, and registered as an official enterprise on the Navajo Nation. Our work creates meaningful, high-paying jobs, many with benefits like 100% employer-paid health coverage.

None of our work would be possible without the leadership of community members and the support of our local partners.

Here are a few of them:

We’ve done some incredible things together, and a few of them were caught on tape. Check out these videos. You can find more on our facebook and press page. And don’t forget to donate.