Drought Could Leave Indian Reservation in South Dakota Without Water

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBFT2ZNH6E.html

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Some 14,000 residents of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation could run out of water by August because of a drought along the Missouri River basin, officials said.

The tribe's list of potential problems stretches from health concerns to fire fighting. The reservation's schools and its only hospital and clinic would have to close.

"It will be more than just running out of water for a couple of days. There will be 14,000 people that have no water whatsoever," said Wayne Ducheneaux, a tribal official and member of a task force working to come up with a water plan.

Poverty on the reservation is complicating the matter, said Rebecca Kidder, a lawyer for the tribe.

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: http://www.sioux.org

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1. They should just call the National Guard to help them fight the fires....

D'Oh