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FORGOTTEN PEOPLE

Dine' Be' Iina' na' hil naa (Dine Rebuilding Communities)

P.O. Box 1661

Tuba City, AZ 86045

(928) 401-1777

info@forgottenna a!o"eo"#e$org

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"It is now time to consider access to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right, defined as the right to e ualand non!discriminator access to a sufficient amount of safe drinking water for #ersonal and domestic uses!!drinking,

#ersonal sanitation, washing of clothes, food #re#aration and #ersonal and household h giene!!to sustain life and health$%tates should #rioriti&e these #ersonal and domestic uses o er other water uses and should take ste#s to ensure that this

sufficient amount is of good ualit , affordable for all and can be collected within a reasonable distance from a #erson'shome$" - ffi*e of t%e + ig% Co..i//ioner for u.an ig%t/ on T%e ig%t to ater , e"te.ber 2007

Attention: 3/$ u*in a an#on, ffi*e of t%e n e"en ent "ert ( )

For: 3/$ Catarina e A#bu:uer:ue, n e"en ent "ert ( ) on t%e u.an ig%t/ to ater ananitation 3i//ion to t%e + , +nite ation/ u.an ig%t/ Coun*i#$

Dated: 3ar*% 1, 2011

Via E-mail: ie ater@o%*%r$org

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