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Death Valley National Park to Modernize Critical Water and Wastewater Infrastructure through $69.5 Million Great American Outdoors Act Investment
July 29, 2026 · Source: National Park Service

The National Park Service announced today that Death Valley National Park will begin an $69.5 million infrastructure project this fall to modernize two critical water systems and a wastewater system. Funded through President Donald J. Trump’s Great American Outdoors Act’s Legacy Restoration Fund, the three-year project will improve essential infrastructure responsible for providing safe drinking water and reliable wastewater treatment for park visitors, employees, hotels, campgrounds and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe.
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Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.
