Zunis turn to the Sun

Solar Water Pumping


Clay Bravo of the Hualapai Tribe

Federal Information Sources

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearing House (EREC) has fact sheets on solar water pumping. Call EREC at 1-800-DOE-EREC (363-3732), or contact the Consumer Energy Information homepage. EREC has staff that can help answer any question related to renewable energy or energy efficiency.

Books and Magazines

Home Power Magazine. A practical hands-on journal of renewable energy, with frequent articles on solar water pumping. P.O. Box 520 Ashland, OR 97520. 800-707-6585.

Water Pumping: The Solar Alternative, Michael G. Thomas, Photovoltaic Systems Design Assistance Center, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND87-0804, 1992.

Tribes Pursuing Solar Water Pumping Projects

Hopi Native Sun (Hopi & Navajo), P.O. Box 660, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039, 520-734-2556

Hualapai Tribe, P.O. Box 300, Peach Springs, AZ 86434, 520-769-2255

Ute Mountain Ute, P.O. Box 52, Towaoc, CO 91334, 970-565-3751

Zuni Tribe, Zuni Conservation Project, P.O. Box 339, Zuni, NM 87327, 505-782-5852