Sadly, even in modern times and during the devastating effects of Covid-19, 1/3 of Navajo families must haul water home every day. Incredibly, they are 67 times more likely than other Americans to live without running water or a toilet.

With demand for water ever increasing among America’s largest indigenous tribe, The Navajo Water Project is a critical resource making water deliveries that also create meaningful, high-paying jobs, many with benefits like 100% employer-paid health coverage.  Nalgene’s donation will specifically benefit:

• Operations & Maintenance – The costs of fuel, annual truck servicing, registration, and miscellaneous vehicle repairs.
• Equitable Pay for Certified Water Truck Drivers – Nalgene applauds DIGDEEP’s commitment to pay a fair wage to all Navajo Nation employees.  Its donation will support these efforts and CDL training for Navajo technicians to earn licensing to expand the service route.
• Expanded Safety Protocols – As DIGDEEP continues to expand its service route, the donated funds may also support expanded safety policies and procedures.

Nalgene’s commitment to combat the Navajo Nation water crisis also included a $30,000 donation made in 2020 to fund infrastructure and supplies to create sustainable long-term solutions:

• $15,000 to The Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment (COPE) Program, a Native-led community-based organization, to install six water filling stations across Navajo Nation, a notoriously rural area.
• COPE also distributed 90 much needed Nalgene Carboys, 13 gallons reusable containers so Navajo residents can easily transport water from the refill stations. (Valued at $14,000.)