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Grand Canyon Water Pumps Being Replaced To Better Supply National Park

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By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2019
Two water pumps at Indian Garden at Grand Canyon National Park are being replaced to better supply the South Rim/NPS

Two water pumps at Indian Garden at Grand Canyon National Park are being replaced to better supply the South Rim/NPS

It will take months to complete, but work to replace two water pumps at Indian Garden in Grand Canyon National Park is expected to improve water supplies to the park's South Rim.

The work is scheduled to begin Monday and continue into May 2020. The construction will require visitors to use a marked bypass trail around the construction site along the Bright Angel Trail.

Outages from the pumps have contributed to multiple park-wide water conservation restrictions over the past five years.  Replacing the 1960s era pumps will increase a reliable water supply and pumping efficiency to the South Rim as park visitation grows and water demand increases.

The new pumps are designed to work simultaneously, providing up to 700 gallons per minute. The increased pumping rates will enable the park to operate them during off-peak energy hours, which will result in a cost savings to the park water consumers. The park will also be able to remotely operate the new system and reduce its operating man hours.

As a critical piece of water infrastructure, this project is taking priority and is one of many water utility projects the park is working to address in its effort to reduce its maintenance backlog.

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