Category: Local Press
All the stuff we’re flushing needs a better solution
Septic systems leak pollutants into groundwater, but they’re hard to get rid of In Teton County’s struggle against water pollution, perhaps the most perplexing foe is the septic system. The...
County’s sewage system is all mapped out
Valley’s wastewater is disposed of by diverse methods, even in the same neighborhood For the first time a detailed, parcel-by-parcel map shows where sewer lines go and where septic systems...
I live in Hoback. Can I drink the water?
Drinking water in the Jackson Hole region is some of the best in the country but that distinction comes with a few caveats. Take, for instance, the water in Teton...
Hoback folks avoid drinking their well water
Nitrate concentrations in the drinking water are at the line of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s safe drinking-water standard. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Engineer James Brough, a water-quality specialist,...
Lodge sewage not up to snuff
Brooks Lake records are lacking; E. coli readings are off the chart More often than not over the past decade the operators of Brooks Lake Lodge have not turned in...
Wastewater is Key to Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
Upgrading wastewater treatment plants can dramatically reduce a municipality’s nitrogen footprint Upgrading wastewater treatment facilities as well as household septic systems can be expensive, but such measures can dramatically return...
Investigators wonder what’s fouling Brooks Lake
Algae turns water pea green in summer; fish are struggling An explosion of algae growth fed by an excess of nitrogen turns Brooks Lake’s waters green late in the summers....
Study to target Fish Creek
Research will determine the sources of nitrogen, phosphorus pollution Friends of Fish Creek met with a diverse group of west bank stakeholders to discuss a study that will be conducted...