Last week we warned that campground guests on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park would find dry water taps. The dry taps are due to four significant breaks in the 12.5-mile-long Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water from the canyon for use in the park. What’s new on the Grand Canyon water shutdown? Water could flow again as early as this weekend.
Grand Canyon water shutdown—Waterline now repressurized
A park news release says crews are continuing to make progress on restoring full water availability. Park water utility crews have completed essential repairs and the waterline was successfully repressurized. They’re monitoring the system to ensure repairs hold and that no new breaks occur following repressurization and regular water flow.
It will take several days of successfully pumping water without issue to restore
capacity in the park holding tanks. When that happens, the park can transition down to Stage 3 water restrictions. Just what those restrictions mean in practice is yet to be seen.
The Park Service is optimistic that, barring any further complications, they’ll be able to resume regular water services and full-service overnight lodging by next weekend.
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Thank you, Russ and Tina! 🙂 Thank you for the update! Have a great day, safe travels, and safe stays! 🙂