Category: Local Press
Advocates Files Complaint to Fix Pub Place Water
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) has filed a formal request with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to investigate and remediate water quality in a Teton County business district. The move...
Water Watchdogs Petition Environmental Officials to Investigate Water Contamination Near The Bird
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH)has requested that the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) investigate the sources of contamination of a water system south of town that serves The...
POWJH Lodges Complaint at Wyo DEQ Over Source of Pub Place Nitrates
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has been requested to investigate and remediate nitrate contamination in the groundwater near Pub Place — about 4 miles south of town —...
Town Manager on Water Use: ‘Not in Acceptable Range’
During the Town Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 18, Town Manager Tyler Sinclair shared the most recent water usage report, revealing that last week’s irrigation use was back up in...
Water Watchdogs Petition Environmental Officials to Investigate Groundwater Near Jackson Plant
Jackson Hole’s water watchdogs want to know if ammonia is still getting into groundwater near the Town of Jackson’s wastewater treatment plant and, if so, what the source of that...
Water Connects Us All: Let’s Protect it Together
A message from Protect Our Water Jackson Hole: At POWJH we’ve learned that the best way to protect our water is to see the whole picture and invite others to...
After Doubling Rent for Sewer Line, Rebranded Evans Mobile Home Court Still Waiting to Connect
Residents of a 72-home mobile park overlooking the Snake River are now paying double the lot rent they’d been paying in April, for infrastructure upgrades that are still on hold....
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...
Some Plans in Place, but Water Quality Still Needs Action
Teton County is about 50 years behind most of the nation when it comes to protecting water quality. It is encouraging that we now have a water quality master plan,...
Town Council Passes Emergency Sprinkler Ordinance
The Jackson Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night regulating sprinkler use in town. The ordinance calls for a reduction in water usage during peak times in the night,...