The toilet’s vents are taken out in the fall and capped so it doesn’t fill full of snow. All told, it cost about $200,000. Like other pit toilets in Glacier, crews have to pump it out; there ...

The larger the pit, the longer the toilet can stay in service. But eventually, it fills up. When that happens, the only remedy is digging a new pit, moving the structure and backfilling the old pit.

An endangered insect could impact future water use at Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass Visitor Center. The visitor center has flush toilets, sinks and water bottle filling stations for ...