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 VisionThe 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.
Explore the IssuesAdvocacy. 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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2026 Conservation Field Guide
Waterway Buffer Zones
Clean Water Guide
Hoback Junction Water & Sewer District
Drinking Water Well Testing
Water Quality Monitoring
Water Data Dashboard
Tap Into Science Speaker Series
Sustainable Home & Lawn Care Best Practices
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.
Get InvolvedPOWJH Events
Drinking Water Well Testing
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.
Tap Into Science Speaker Series
Date: Returning Winter 2027!
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
Town Moves to Simplify Building Sewer Connections in Septic-Dependent Areas
Town Councilors unanimously backed a motion to update policy on Monday night, which would streamline sewer hookups for “priority areas” that rely on septic systems. Those areas are considered vulnerable...
Town Wastewater Treatment Plant to Accommodate More County Connections
The Jackson Town Council is letting more properties in Teton County connect to the town’s wastewater treatment plant, making it easier for more residents to ditch septic tanks and connect to...
Council Balks at Boosting Creek Buffers
The Jackson Town Council unanimously approved expanding its Natural Resources Overlay, which dictates when developers need to consider environmental impacts, during a July 21 meeting. Councilors say the changes will...