Map of Proposal to Dam the Little Colorado River (Project 1)

A Phoenix company has proposed two hydroelectric projects (each with two dams) in the Little Colorado River Gorge, mere miles from Grand Canyon National Park. This one, the “Salt Trail Canyon Pumped Storage Project,” would flood a remote, pristine section of the Little Colorado River Gorge, above the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, an area sacred to many Native peoples.

Map of new dam proposal near Grand Canyon

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