Category: Flat 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...
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...
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...