By Lindsay M. Butler, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Oct. 16--Mesa has taken one more step toward securing a deal with the Gila River Indian Community to trade reclaimed water for drinking water.

By Dennis Welch, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Sep. 27--A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to shut down a hazardous treatment plant was applauded by members of the Gila River Indian Community and environmental activists during a meeting Wednesday night in Chandler.

By J. Craig Anderson, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Nov. 18--Reports that the Gila River Indian Community may allow the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway to pass through reservation land have been greatly exaggerated, a tribal representative said Friday.

By The Sun, Yuma, Ariz. Nov. 13--The Salton Sea Restoration and Lower Gila River projects will be discussed Tuesday during a public meeting of the International Boundary and Water Commission. Also on the agenda is the Lower Gila River Flood Protection and Habitat Restoration Project.