Grand Canyon - $26M to improve water supply system

Project Description: This project replaces the 12.5 mile-long
transcanyon waterline, the electrical line from the Indian Garden pump
station to Phantom Ranch, the distribution systems at Phantom Ranch
and Indian Garden, and adds water treatment at Inner Canyon visitor
areas. The new system will be capable of providing over one million
gallons of potable water per day to the inner canyon visitor areas and
to the South Rim. The existing transcanyon waterline conveys water by
gravity feed from Roaring Springs Cave, located approximately 3,200
feet below the North Rim, to the Indian Gardens Pump Station, located
approximately 3,000 feet below the South Rim. Water is then pumped to
the South Rim. This project will be accomplished in two phases: Phase
I includes construction of the Water Treatment Plant on the South Rim
(funded in FY 2020); the Phase II effort replaces of a portion of the
existing transcanyon waterline, upgrades the electrical service
between Phantom Ranch and Indian Garden, and renews or replaces to the
50 to 90 year old intake and distribution systems at Phantom Ranch and
Indian Garden.