The $69.5 million infrastructure project aims to reduce Death Valley's water system malfunctions, like the one pictured here. (NPS/nps.gov)Death Valley National Park announced last week that it will start a $69.5 million infrastructure project this fall to modernize a wastewater system and two critical water systems. Cow Creek and Furnace Creek’s water systems and their shared wastewater treatment facility will be rehabilitated through the project, explains the park service announcement. About one time every week in recent years, failures of water systems have required repairs, which result in periodic boil water advisories and periodic water outages, park officials explained. Temporary campground closures and sewage spills have also occurred because of aging wastewater infrastructure, the park service explains.