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Grand Canyon water pipeline damaged again as flooding complicates repairs

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MISSING GRAND CANYON HIKER, 83, RESCUED AFTER GETTING SEPARATED FROM COMPANION Tourists look down into the Grand Canyon off of the south rim, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. (AP Photo/Josh Biggs) The flooding has forced parts of the park to close, and more flooding was possible on Monday, according to the National Park Service.

"They have got to keep law enforcement going, they have to keep rescue operations going, backcountry operations, park admin going, the clinic and the campground," longtime river runner and Grand Canyon hiker Tom Martin said, adding that the park has hauled water in tanker trucks in the past.

Thompson/NPS Photo) "We anticipate miles of the pipeline being destroyed," Grand Canyon Deputy Superintendent Brian Drapeaux said. As the original pipeline was nearing completion in the 1960s, more than a foot of rain fell, which flooded the inner canyon and caused 40% of the project to be destroyed, according to officials.

In 1995, a nearly month long repair on the pipeline required officials to truck in water. Officials previously said that the repair and replacement project would allow the park to meet its water supply needs for at least the next 50 years.

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• Thompson/NPS Photo) "We anticipate miles of the pipeline being destroyed," Grand Canyon Deputy Superintendent Brian Drapeaux said.
• "They have got to keep law enforcement going, they have to keep rescue operations going, backcountry operations, park admin going, the clinic and the campground," longtime river runner and Grand Canyon hiker Tom…
• In 1995, a nearly month long repair on the pipeline required officials to truck in water.
• MISSING GRAND CANYON HIKER, 83, RESCUED AFTER GETTING SEPARATED FROM COMPANION Tourists look down into the Grand Canyon off of the south rim, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. (AP…
• Officials previously said that the repair and replacement project would allow the park to meet its water supply needs for at least the next 50 years.
• As the original pipeline was nearing completion in the 1960s, more than a foot of rain fell, which flooded the inner canyon and caused 40% of the project to be destroyed, according to officials.

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