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Rehabilitate Failing Park Sewage System Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior, National Park Service Jan 2010

Rehabilitate Failing Park Sewage System Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior, National Park Service

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The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to rehabilitate the failing sewage system within Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. The rehabilitation would provide a safe, healthy, and functional environment, and maintain public health and future service for park visitors and staff. Portions of the sanitary sewage collection system were originally constructed in 1958 of clay pipe and currently service the lodge, staff housing, and visitor center before feeding into sewage treatment lagoons. Sections of the sewage system have deteriorated significantly with age. These sections of the system and appurtenant manholes are deteriorating into pieces that regularly clog the system and cause …