Grand Canyon National Park has announced tentative dates for restoring water services to the South Rim.
This comes after a flash flood caused damage to infrastructure there.
The National Park Service Incident Management Team projects the park will be able to start pumping water by Nov. 16 to a new water treatment plant.
Distribution from the new treatment plant to residents is then expected to begin by Thanksgiving.
The park is also working on an agreement to haul about 200,000 gallons of water per day to replenish water storage tanks.
Officials warned water conservation remains critical for Grand Canyon visitors and residents, and said the dates are subject to change.
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