Unit could open again this year
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Grand Canyon National Park officials have drafted a new plan for how they hope to restore its river unit after they were forced to disband it nearly a year and a half ago following a federal sexual harassment investigation.
Earlier this month, park employees presented the public with their vision of what a newly organized river operations unit might look like. But before any modifications can be implemented, they still need approval from the park superintendent and the park service regional office.
The plan would create a new administrative position — river operations manager — who would work directly with the river operations unit and report directly to the park superintendent. Previously the unit was housed in the visitor and resource protection division.
The idea behind the new organizational structure is that it will give the river unit a very short chain of command between it and the superintendent. If problems arise again, the short communication chain to the top will help eliminate the chances that complaints and other issues will get lost along the way.
The Grand Canyon river unit was disbanded in March 2016 after reports of rampant sexual harassment from male members of the river unit to their female underlings.