People planning to hike the Grand Canyon and stay at the hotels in the National Park over Labor Day weekend will have to find alternative accommodations. The National Park Service said that all hotels in the North and South Rim of the Grand Canyon are closed due to several breaks in the 12.5-mile Transcanyon Waterline.
“Since July 8, the park has faced challenges with water supply, and currently, no water is being pumped to either the South or North Rim,” the NPS said in a news release.
Park officials said that dry camping will be allowed but warned that “spigot access at campgrounds on the South Rim will be turned off, though faucets in bathrooms will remain operational.”
In addition, no wood burning and charcoal fires will be allowed in the South Rim and the inner canyon areas.
The park will remain open for day use, and visitors will still be able to access the North Rim’s Grand Canyon Lodge, the Grand Canyon Clinic, and the Post Office.
The National Park Service said that the Transcanyon Waterline, which was built in the 1960s, “has exceeded its expected lifespan and experiences frequent failures.”
“Since 2010, there have been over 85 major breaks that have each disrupted water delivery. The National Park Service recently started construction on a multi-year, $208 million rehabilitation of the Transcanyon Waterline (tcwl) and upgrades to the associated water delivery system.”
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