The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity. It's an unprecedented move, even for a waterline that has experienced frequent failures.
The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity. It's an unprecedented move, even for a waterline that has experienced frequent failures.Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination.
The 12 1/2 mile-long Transcanyon Waterline, originally built in the 1960s, supplies potable water for facilities on the South Rim and inner canyon. Park officials say it has exceeded its expected lifespan, and since 2010, there have been more than 85 major breaks that have each disrupted water delivery.All park concessions will halt overnight accommodations including at El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, Maswik Lodge and Phantom Ranch.
Since July 8, officials said, the park has faced challenges with its water supply, and no water is currently being pumped to either the canyon’s south or north rims. In the meantime, under the current water restrictions, officials are asking residents and visitors to help conserve water by limiting showers to five minutes or less, turning off faucets while shaving or brushing teeth, flushing toilets selectively, and washing laundry only with full loads.Complicating restoration efforts is that the breaks occurred in a narrow part of the canyon known as “the box," an area susceptible to rock fall and with high temperatures this time of the year.
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