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Clean water now & for future generations

Dedicated to restoring and protecting the Snake River Headwaters watershed to ensure clean water is a reality today, and a promise for a healthy future.

Our Vision

FREE Drinking Water Well Testing

We are hosting free drinking water quality testing events for residents using water from a private water well or spring. Any Teton County, WY private well user can participate. Click here to learn more!

Important News:

WDEQ investigation final report finds that the major known source of nitrates in groundwater in Hoback Junction is related to the density of domestic septic systems in the area.

Water Quality Management Plan

POWJH has been a driving force behind an unprecedented comprehensive water quality plan to improve our surface & groundwater and protect them from future degradation.

The Snake River Headwaters watershed faces a range of issues affecting its water quality. Sources of nutrient pollution throughout our valley are threatening serious damage to the life-giving resource that sustains our entire ecosystem, community, and economy.

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Advocacy. Education. Solutions.

Our community's health and wellness, and our region's recreational and economic vitality all depend on the health of the Snake River Headwaters watershed and the natural world that it supports. As this vital watershed faces increasing threats, POWJH is taking bold action to protect and restore clean water, now and for future generations.

What We Do

This is a critical time for water planning.

Protecting and restoring clean water is an urgent matter for our community. POWJH is taking direct and decisive actions among our staff, partners, community, and elected officials in defense of clean water and a healthy ecosystem.

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Community Solutions, Education & Outreach

EPA Septic Cost Share Program

The POWJH Septic System Pumping Cost Share Program offers an incentive to
Education & Outreach

2021 EPA Environmental Education Grant

POWJH received a nearly $100,000 EPA Environmental Education 2-year grant in
Advocacy

Wyoming State Lands: Glamping Septic Facility Litigation

While many have raised various objections to the "glamping" geodesic domes on
Community Solutions

Water Quality Monitoring

Fish Creek and parts of Flat Creek have been listed on Wyoming’s Impaired
Advocacy

Hoback Junction Water & Sewer District

In Teton County, the Hoback area exhibits the poorest water quality with
Advocacy, Events

2023 Water Symposium Jackson Hole

In September 2023, POWJH hosted our first Water Symposium Jackson Hole to
A crowd attending an outdoor event at The Center.
Education & Outreach, Events

Rally for Clean Water

This free event brought the community together to raise awareness, discuss
A crowd at an outdoor event.
Education & Outreach, Events

Tap Into Science Event Series

FREE presentations by local scientists where you can relax and enjoy a pint of
Community Solutions, Education & Outreach, Events

Drinking Water Well Testing

POWJH received two consecutive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Community Solutions

Septic Maintenance Cost Share Program

Teton Conservation District and Friends of Fish Creek partnered to provide

Actions that matter.

The time to act is now.
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Support Protect Our Water Jackson Hole today to help us preserve and protect the Snake River watershed for future generations. Take action through volunteering, donating, putting best-practices in place, and raising awareness among community members.

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POWJH Events

Community Solutions, Education & Outreach, Events

Drinking Water Well Testing

Date: Ongoing
Status: Current

POWJH received two consecutive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education grants to provide free drinking water well testing resources to our community. Any Teton County, WY private well user can participate.
A crowd at an outdoor event.
Education & Outreach, Events

Tap Into Science Event Series

Date: Ongoing
Status: Current

FREE presentations by local scientists where you can relax and enjoy a pint of award-winning beer while you learn about engaging watershed science topics around Jackson Hole.

Recent Posts

Comments on Proposed Underground Injection Control Permit: Yellowstone National Park Norris Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • January 4, 2024

January 4, 2024 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole in response to WDEQ’s public notice inviting comments on the Proposed Underground Injection Control Permit: Yellowstone National...

Hoback Junction’s Nitrate Pollution is a Septic Problem

  • January 4, 2025
  • KHOL

Leaking septic systems in Hoback Junction are polluting drinking water. That’s according to findings from an investigation published last month by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. “Based on the results of the data...

DEQ Reports Nitrates in Wyoming Community Linked to Septic Systems

  • February 10, 2025
  • Mountain Journal

For the community of Hoback Junction, Wyoming, access to clean drinking water is not a new issue. But a recent investigation by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and its...