Category: Fish Creek
Teton County approves Water Quality Management Plan
On Tuesday, June 4, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) unanimously voted to approve the Teton County Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP), a 20-year vision for the management...
Fish Creek’s cutthroat trout are disappearing. Is nutrient pollution to blame?
“Booms and busts are pretty normal,” said Miller, a fisheries biologist with Game and Fish. “We’ve seen big rises and falls on rivers like the Snake. But on smaller streams...
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort eyes altering Fish Creek tributary
State and federal regulators are considering permitting work at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort intended to improve skiing — under a permit typically used to enhance or restore streams. Water quality...
After lawsuit, water quality regulators reconsider glamping permit
A lawsuit filed by Teton County water quality advocates apparently spurred state water regulators to admit that they had incorrectly issued a septic permit to the company developing a controversial,...
POWJH is turning the tide on septic pollution in Fish Creek
Waterways, especially Fish Creek, have been degraded by pollution from septic systems. A proposed commercial septic system for a “glamping” facility on a state land parcel along Teton Village Road,...
Wyo Dept. of Environmental Quality approves glamping wastewater permit
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced Friday that it has issued Basecamp Teton WYSPV LLC a permit to construct a small wastewater facility at its “glamping” resort south...
E.coli warning sign posted at Fish Creek
The Teton County Health Department announced Friday that a caution sign has been posted near Hunt Bridge on Fish Creek after high levels of Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) was...
Judge Owens grants water advocates win against glamping, Wyoming DEQ
Responding to a lawsuit from Protect Our Water Jackson Hole against the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, the 9th Judicial District granted the Teton County water quality advocates a stay...
Construction halted on wastewater facility connected to “glamping” site on state trust lands
Construction of a wastewater facility at the headwaters of the Fish Creek watershed on Wyoming State Lands has been halted due to a stay issued by the court. The facility...
Wyoming Sues Teton County Over Land-Use Argument
The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners on Dec. 21 filed a lawsuit against the Teton County Commission, asking the Laramie County District Court to block the county from enforcing land-use...