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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 —...
Another Gunky, Toxic Season For Utah Waters
When harmful algae blooms spread across lakes, rivers and reservoirs, they sometimes resemble spilled paint or gobs of mucus — even grass clippings. Fueled by heat and high levels of...
West Yellowstone’s Sewer Plant Overworked By Tourists, Stifling Growth
The gateway town near Yellowstone National Park has a moratorium on most new construction until it can build a new $33 million wastewater treatment plant. During peak park visitation days,...
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...
IDEQ Island Park Bacteria Investigation
A Story map of the sources and factors behind seasonal bacteria detections in drinking water wells in the Mack’s Inn, and Island Park Village areas, east Idaho by Michael J....
The Evaporation of Water in the West
“If this is all [the water] we get, and we grow at a rate of 4 percent annually, we expect demand to exceed supply between 2027 and 2033. That would...
Rep. Simpson Secures Funding for Water Systems in Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg, and Island Park
This week, the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior...
Wastewater Treatment Plant Moves Forward In West Yellowstone
A $38 million project has been approved to move forward in West Yellowstone. The town is working on constructing a new 1.5 million gallon per day mechanical wastewater treatment plant....
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...