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