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DEQ Reports Nitrates in Wyoming Community Linked to Septic Systems
For the community of Hoback Junction, Wyoming, access to clean drinking water is not a new issue. But a recent investigation by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and its...
Wyoming Regulators: Teton Glamping Hotel Cures Septic Violation, but Pollution Still a Mystery
Operators of the Tammah tent hotel on state land in Teton County have resolved a septic system violation, Wyoming water quality regulators said Friday, but the source of groundwater pollution...
Teton Glamping Resort Cited for Water Pollution as State Defends Permit
As Wyoming officials defend their approval of an upscale tent hotel on state land near Teton Village, the state’s own regulators allege the glamping resort is polluting groundwater. Tammah —...
When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable
As high winds whipped burning trees and grass, Ellison and his landlord struggled with plummeting water pressure. Ellison had to wait for pots to slowly fill in the sink before...
Wastewater Is Key to Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
June 2, 2016 — 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...
Septic tanks aren’t keeping feces out of rivers, lakes
August 3, 2015 — The notion that septic tanks prevent fecal bacteria from seeping into rivers and lakes simply doesn’t hold water, says a 2015 study. A team of water...