Ongoing drought conditions are forcing the National Park Service to take drastic and expensive action at Lake Powell, where falling water levels have left at least one dock stranded far from the reservoir’s current shoreline.
The agency is spending $74 million to relocate the dock, which can no longer reach the water due to the reservoir’s dramatically reduced levels. The project underscores the growing financial toll that prolonged drought is taking on one of the nation’s most visited recreational waterways.
Lake Powell, which straddles the border between Utah and Arizona, has seen its water supply severely diminished in recent years, creating ongoing logistical headaches for the park service as it struggles to keep facilities accessible to visitors.
