# NPS Modernizes Death Valley Water Systems

The National Park Service began a three-year, $69.5 million water and wastewater modernization project at Death Valley National Park, with groundbreaking reported on October 21, 2026. Funded through the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund, the work includes treatment plant upgrades, replacement of more than 30 miles of pipeline, new wells, lift-station improvements, and wastewater pond upgrades. The project is underway; the announcement does not identify contractors or advertise an open solicitation.

- The project’s scale and scope point to substantial infrastructure work across water treatment, pipeline, well, and wastewater systems, relevant to firms serving public utilities and federal facilities.
- Because construction has begun and no solicitation is announced, businesses should not treat this release as an active bid opportunity; it provides project and market context rather than procurement instructions.
- The use of Legacy Restoration Fund financing illustrates how dedicated federal restoration funding can support major deferred-maintenance infrastructure projects in national parks.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 23, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Park Service (NPS)

### Key Quotes
> Thanks to the Legacy Restoration Fund, we can stop patching these critical systems and start rebuilding them.
> — Mike Reynolds, Superintendent, Death Valley National Park

### Sources
- [Death Valley National Park Begins Critical Water and Wastewater System Modernization Project - Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/dvnp-begins-critical-water-and-wastewater-system-modernization-project.htm) - NPS