The city council in Flagstaff, Arizona, held a seven-hour meeting on Monday but didn't come to a decision about the sale of water to a ski resort in the sacred San Francisco Peaks.

The city is being asked to sell drinking water to the Arizona Snowbowl. The water will be used to make snow at the resort.

The Department of Agriculture is pushing the owners of the Snowbowl to use drinking water instead of reclaimed wastewater. But tribes who use the San Francisco Peaks for ceremonies, gathering and other activities oppose the project.

The council plans to meet again on Thursday to consider the issue.

Get the Story:
Council skeptical of drinking water proposal for Snowbowl (The Arizona Daily Sun 8/31)
Snowbowl discussion continues Thursday (The Arizona Daily Sun 8/31)
QUOTABLES: WHAT THEY SAID AT SNOWBOWL HEARING (The Arizona Daily Sun 8/31)

9th Circuit Decision:
Navajo Nation v. US Forest Service (August 8, 2008)

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