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
Hello fellow members – here’s an update on GCPBA activities: November 4, 2022 The Board met in Flagstaff during the latter part of September. Discussions were held with the following: Moenkopi, Ceiba, Canyon Reo; Amanda Podmore with GC Trust; Ed Keable, GC Superintendent; Steve Sullivan from the GC Permits Office; John Dillon from GC River Outfitters …
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July 8, 2022 Margaret L. Goodro, Superintendent Lake Mead National Recreation Area 601 Nevada Way Boulder City, NV 89005 Subject: Request to Remove Prohibition for Launching of Watercraft from Pearce Ferry Dear Ms Goodro Grand Canyon Private Boaters’ Association requests that the prohibition of private boaters launching from Pearce Ferry be lifted. This prohibition is …
GCPBA River news 7/8/2022 Request to launch from Pearce Ferry Read More »
Thanks to all who have joined or renewed your membership. Your support is vital as the Board keeps plugging away – here are the items we’re currently working on: Navajo Docks This saga continues. We have submitted additional FOIA requests for the latest correspondence between the Corps of Engineers, National Park Service and Navajo Nation. The Corps extended …
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