Grand Canyon National Park’s Trans-Canyon Waterline has suffered another break, affecting the South Rim’s water supplies.
It has had more than 85 breaks since 2010. Each break repair often exceeds $25,000.
The park’s Jan Balsom says the pipeline was built in the 1960s, and they are in a multi-million dollar process of replacing it.
“Whenever we have a waterline break, the first thing we do is remind our staff and our residents to be conscious of water use. We have about a two week supply of water on the South Rim so we’re working off of our storage tanks," Balsom said.
The waterline provides potable water and fire suppression for all facilities on the South Rim as well as some in the inner canyon. Nearly 5 million tourists visit Grand Canyon National Park every year.
Balsom also says crews are working on the leak and expect it to be fixed in the next few days.
