Grand Canyon Pipe Breaks Forcing Shut Down of Water Supply

Above, South Rim's Trailer Village restroom facility faucets remain operational. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A major water pipeline broke in four places this past week at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This caused the closure of hotels within the park forcing guests to find accomodations outside of the park.

As for the South Rim's campgrounds, here's the latest from RV Travel:

Heading your RV to the Grand Canyon National Park? Make sure you go with full fresh water tanks. Effective this afternoon, August 29, Grand Canyon campground water is shut down.

Pipeline headaches lead to Grand Canyon campground water shutdown

The park is implementing Stage 4 water restrictions on the South Rim starting this afternoon. The dry taps are due to a series of four significant breaks in the 12.5-mile-long Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water from the canyon for use in the park.

Since July 8, the park has faced challenges with the water supply. Currently, no water is being pumped to either the South or North Rim.

For RVers with camping plans, only dry camping will be permitted. Campgrounds on the South Rim will turn off spigot access. You’ll still be able to wash your hands after hitting the bathroom. Faucets in bathrooms will remain operational. Water spigot access will be available at the Mather Campground check-in kiosk.

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