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South Rim

Grand Canyon
Sep 9, 2024

The Grand Canyon main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

A single pipeline at the Grand Canyon delivers water to millions of visitors annually at the South Rim. Some visitors were surprised recently when they were shut out of hotels […]

Colorado River, Lake Mead, Arizona, water cuts, drought
Sep 6, 2023

Water conservation measures announced for Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park announced that it is reimplementing mandatory water conservation measures again for the South Rim due to diminished supplies.

Havasupai Tribe, Grand Canyon National Park
May 12, 2023

Havasupai Tribe marks spiritual homecoming with return to onetime farmland in Grand Canyon

The Havasupai Tribe and U.S. government recently partnered on events marking the rededication of a popular campground in the inner canyon of Grand Canyon National Park from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens or "Ha'a Gyoh."

Grand Canyon, water, National Park Service, Transcanyon Waterline, Grand Canyon Village Area, South Rim
Mar 15, 2023

Grand Canyon National Park planning a $208M waterline repair

A $208 million multi-year repair is planned for the Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water for the local community and millions of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon, Havasupai Tribe, Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Ha’a Gyoh, South Rim, Bright Angel Trail
Nov 22, 2022

Grand Canyon park changes campground name that haunted tribe

The Havasupai Tribe and Grand Canyon National Park announced Monday that Indian Garden campground will be renamed Havasupai Gardens.

Grand Canyon National Park, water, Trans-Canyon Waterline, Roaring Springs, North Rim, drought, Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel shale
Oct 21, 2022

Grand Canyon’s water ‘backbone’ to get major overhaul starting this fall

On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, water from Roaring Springs cascades down Bright Angel shale to the canyon floor below. This continuous spring provides drinking water to millions of visitors who come to the South Rim each year, pumped through a 6-inch aluminum pipe that’s buried beneath the North Kaibab Trail.

Jan 2, 2019

Grand Canyon celebrates 100 years as a national park in 2019

The first European American who reached the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon marveled at what was before him: an astounding system of canyons, profound fissures and slender spires that seemingly tottered from their bases.

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