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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Clean Water Guide
Hoback Junction Water & Sewer District
Drinking Water Well Testing
Water Quality Monitoring
Water Data Dashboard
Tap Into Science Event Series
Sustainable Home & Lawn Care Best Practices
EPA Septic Cost Share Program
Wyoming State Lands: Glamping Septic Facility Litigation
Septic Maintenance Cost Share Program
Actions that matter.
The time to act is now.
Donate Volunteer
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 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
Wild and Scenic Rivers Need Healthy Flows
[The Snake River Headwaters] are truly special, defining our landscape and way of life. Congress recognized that when it passed the Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act in 2009, protecting...
Water Managers May Drain Jackson Lake, Reaching Record-low Levels
By the end of this summer, Jackson Lake could be more mud than water. In past low-water years, buoys that once floated in marinas have ended up on dry land....
Federal Land Managers Seeking Water Rights to Preserve Upper Snake River’s Natural Flows
Managers of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s southern landscapes are seeking to permanently protect the wild character of the Snake River and a prominent tributary, the Lewis River. The goal, in...