(Chris Detrick | Tribune file photo) In this 2010 file photo, Albert Cly, 71, shows off the solar electricity panels he installed in his home in the Westwater Navajo community. The 16 residents of Westwater live without running water or electricity, despite the community's proximity to Blanding.
Zak is the southeast Utah reporter for The Tribune. He has been writing from Bluff, Utah, since 2015 and is the author of Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political On Rivers of the New West. His second book, which will cover the decline of Lake Powell, is forthcoming from Torrey House Press in 2024.