River News Jan 3, 2025 We wanted to take a moment to update you on changes to the Regulations published end of December 2024 and GCPBA’s position on the proposed fee increase. Definition of a Noncommercial River Trip Per GCPBA’s request, the paragraph, which referred to equal sharing of trip costs, planning, etc. …
Greetings fellow members Fall/Winter 2024 Newsletter The GCPBA Board met with Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keable and Steve Sullivan, chief of the Permits Office in Flagstaff on September 28, 2024. We discussed the following topics with Ed and Steve – some are a continuation of topics mentioned in the June 2024 …
Here is the June 10, 2024 newsletter Topics include modifications to Glen Canyon Dam and assisting a former member whose permit was revoked at the time of launch. 2026 Post Operations The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for post 2026 …
Our October 30, 2023 letter to the Secretary of the Interior has still not received a reply – even after an appeal by a Congressional representative that the Secretary respond. The letter recommended that the USBR convene a panel of experts to study the necessary modifications to Glen Canyon Dam given the drought conditions of …
The lack of foresight of the dam’s design has harmed the river corridor’s ecosystem. Power generation, legislation, adaptive management and viable modifications to restore the ecosystem to the greatest extent possible are discussed in a paper entitled “What to do with Glen Canyon Dam? An Engineer’s Perspective“
October 19, 2023 Dear members – here is an update on Board activities: Officers Erica Stones is our new Board member as a Member at Large. A Kansas native and a former teacher of French, she is eager to participate with the other board members in representing your interests. Welcome aboard!! The following officers have …
July 31, 2023 Hello Members This note is to convey our recent conversation with the Permits’ Office regarding the Park moving the overnight backcountry reservations to Recreation.gov. As some of you also hike the backcountry, we thought it worthwhile to look into this topic. You can read the news release here for more …
May 17, 2023 Hello Members To all of you who have joined or renewed your membership, thank you! Also, we want to acknowledge Chuck Thompson, John McLaughlin, the Arches Foundation and Keel-haulers Canoe Club for their donations. Board member David Levine is back from Canyon and has started to fulfill store orders that …
GCPBA continues monitoring the development of the Navajo Nation’s permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers to construct docks for commercial purposes just downstream from Lees Ferry. The latest communication from the Corps is provided HERE as well as the LETTER from the Corps to Navajo informing them that the dispute of landownership has …
In partnership with the Grand Canyon Trust, GCPBA is delighted to share this video with you.
February 13, 2023 Hello members – a brief update on a few of topics Pumped Storage on the Little Colorado River, FERC Project #14994 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reported on December 16, 2022 that the permittee, Pumped Hydro Storage LLC, requested that their preliminary permit be terminated. It was terminated January 11, 2023 The permit was …
The USBR is considering modifications to Glen Canyon Dam to augment the current hydropower facility with low head hydro. You can view the ppt presentation for a detailed description of the alternatives being considered