Category: Flat Creek
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...
Don’t Tube on Flat, Fish Creeks, Top Health Official Says
People shouldn’t tube on Fish or Flat creeks because of excessive amounts of e. coli, according to Teton County Director of Health Dr. Travis Riddell. Riddell expects Flat Creek’s condition...
Elk Refuge, Flat Creek Inns Aim to Ease Water Woes, Ditch Septic for Sewer
The Elk Refuge Inn and neighboring Flat Creek Inn are aiming to connect to Jackson’s wastewater infrastructure and ditch their septic systems for more environmentally friendly sewer hook-ups. View article
Jackson to Test Cache, Flat Creeks for Toxic PFAS
The Town of Jackson is partnering with an environmental consultant to go on the hunt for ubiquitous toxic chemicals in water running through Flat Creek, pictured here, and nearby Cache...
EPA questions whether wastewater plant is leaking into Flat Creek
The United States’ top environmental regulator is questioning whether sewage being processed by the Town of Jackson wastewater treatment plant is leaching into Flat Creek, the stream that meanders through...
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...
Wyoming DEQ wants town wastewater plant to monitor ammonia in Flat Creek
State officials wonder if wastewater facility has impacts ‘we’re not aware of.’ While state officials are interested in understanding whether the plant may be depositing ammonia into Flat Creek, they...
Sewage is no. 1 source of identifiable fecal contamination in Fish and Flat Creeks
Kelsey Ruehling, a University of Wyoming graduate student, found that human sewage is the greatest contributor to identifiable fecal bacterial contamination in Fish and Flat creeks. She hypothesizes that septic...