The main Grand Canyon National Park water pipeline has failed, prompting a sudden shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of year for the famous tourist destination.
Grand Canyon National Park —The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of breaks, leading to a sudden and sweeping shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of the year for the famous tourist destination.Water restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend, when hotels are near or at capacity. It's an unprecedented outcome, even for a pipeline with a long history of frequent failures.
Hotels located outside the park in the town of Tusayan, Arizona, won't be impacted, and the park will remain open during the day. Carved by the Colorado River and known for its vast desert landscapes, the Grand Canyon welcomed nearly 523,000 visitors last August and more than 466,000 visitors last September. Josh Coddington, communications director at the Arizona Office of Tourism, said he expects an uptick in calls from people wanting to know if they can visit the Grand Canyon.
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