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Supai Camp Improvements
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The park is proposing to complete improvements at Supai Camp located on the South Rim. Housing conditions at the camp are substandard. Issues include lack of indoor plumbing, unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions, a shortage of housing opportunities for the Havasupai Tribe at this location, and poor road conditions and configuration.
The EA evaluates two alternatives including a no action alternative. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) includes rehabilitation of the five existing cabins; construction of six new housing units, with up to 14 additional units as funding becomes available; installation of a new sewer line to connect Supai Camp to the park's wastewater treatment plant; and several other minor site improvements.
For hundreds of years, the Havasupai people have used the area that now constitutes the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In the 1930's the National Park Service (NPS) relocated Havasupai tribal members from Indian Garden and other areas of the South Rim to the area now known as Supai Camp. This Camp was established as a residential area for the Havasupai people to accommodate the tribes' customary pattern of seasonal living that was common prior to the establishment of Grand Canyon National Park.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, calls on federal agencies to consider environmental issues as part of their decision making process and to involve interested parties in the process.
Rachel Stanton, Project Planning Lead, (928) 774-9612
The EA evaluates two alternatives including a no action alternative. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) includes rehabilitation of the five existing cabins; construction of six new housing units, with up to 14 additional units as funding becomes available; installation of a new sewer line to connect Supai Camp to the park's wastewater treatment plant; and several other minor site improvements.
For hundreds of years, the Havasupai people have used the area that now constitutes the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In the 1930's the National Park Service (NPS) relocated Havasupai tribal members from Indian Garden and other areas of the South Rim to the area now known as Supai Camp. This Camp was established as a residential area for the Havasupai people to accommodate the tribes' customary pattern of seasonal living that was common prior to the establishment of Grand Canyon National Park.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, calls on federal agencies to consider environmental issues as part of their decision making process and to involve interested parties in the process.
Contact Information
Phil Fessler, Project Manager, (928) 774-1239Rachel Stanton, Project Planning Lead, (928) 774-9612