In the Pine Valley pipeline debate, a small tribe’s right to water remains largely ignored

Water in a remote desert range sustained the Paiute through a long history of upheaval. A project could pump it more than 60 miles away.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tamra Borchardt-Slayton, right, Indian Peaks Band chairperson of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and her family, husband Mike Slayton, daughter Chanel and son Carver pose for a photo at Indian Creek, Saturday, August 12, 2023.

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Leia LarsenWater and land use reporter

Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.

In the Pine Valley pipeline debate, a small tribe’s right to water remains largely ignored

Water in a remote desert range sustained the Paiute through a long history of upheaval. A project could pump it more than 60 miles away.

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