Grand Canyon to re-open South Rim Hotels on Sept. 5th

(NPS) - Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the park’s South Rim beginning Thursday, September 5th.

Park water utility crews successfully completed complex repairs to the Transcanyon Waterline late last week and resumed pumping water without identifying any new breaks.

Grand Canyon National Park temporarily suspended overnight hotel accommodations on Aug. 29th. Since July 8 ^th , the 12½ mile-long Transcanyon Waterline, which supplies water from the canyon for use in the park, has had four significant breaks. Until repairs were complete last week, no water was being pumped to either the South or North Rim and the park’s water storage was quickly falling to unsustainable levels.

The park will operate under Stage 3 water restrictions until the water storage tanks have adequate capacity to return to routine water conservation practices.

Visitors and residents are encouraged to continue practicing water conservation:

·         Limit showers to five minutes or less

·         Turn off faucets while shaving or brushing teeth

·         Flush toilets selectively

·         Wash laundry with full loads

·         Report leaks to park authorities