Category: Local Press
Protect Our Water JH hosts free well testing event
Water is life. In Teton County, all residents rely on the water draining through the Snake River Headwaters watershed to meet our cultural, commercial, and personal needs. Groundwater from the...
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...
How well do you know your well?
Whether stepping across a clear stream deep in the woods or filling up a bottle at a gas station during a road trip, we’ve all wondered: “Is this water safe...
Protect Our Water JH envisions a legacy of clean water for the community
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) has been dedicated to protecting and restoring Teton County’s surface and groundwater for a decade. We rely on three guiding principles to achieve our goal:...
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...
County to appoint Advisory Board to help implement Water Quality Management Plan
The Teton County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to establish a Water Quality Advisory Board (WQAB) and Water Quality Technical Working Group to help strategize and implement...
Public Works hires Chris Peltz to implement Water Quality Management Plan
Teton County announced that Chris Peltz will take the helm of the newly created Public Works position, Water Resources Coordinator, to help oversee the implementation of the Teton County Water...
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole reflects on 10th Anniversary
This summer, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) reflected on 10 years of dedicated efforts to restore and protect the surface waters and groundwater of Teton County, WY. POWJH began...
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...
County pledges $3 million to Hoback water system
Water quality was the hot topic at the recent Teton County Board of County Commissioners meeting with the Board voting unanimously to approve a petition for the formation of the Elk...