Category: Resources
Comments on R Lazy S Ranch Proposed UIC Permit
February 17, 2023 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) in response to the WDEQ public notice inviting comments on the proposed Underground Injection Control permit...
Comments on DEQ Notification of Coverage for Teton Village Resort
November 22, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) in response to the DEQ’s request for comments on the Notification of Coverage published on the...
Comments on Town of Jackson Wastewater Lagoon, Permit No. WY0021458
October 17, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) in response to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) public notice inviting comments on the...
Comments on One Wildlife Ranch
September 27, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole regarding the proposed development on Fish Creek Road: DEV2022-0002: One Wildlife Ranch, Rural-Planned Residential Development. Our comments...
Comments on BLM Parcel 26
November 30, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole in response to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Temporary Housing proposal to use the west side...
What is Nutrient Pollution?
Nutrient pollution is quickly becoming Teton County, Wyoming's most widespread, costly, and challenging environmental problem, and is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus in water. When too much nitrogen and phosphorus enter the environment - usually from a wide range of human activities - water can become polluted.
Comments on Brooks Lake Property, LLC Permit No. WY0028045
November 21, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) in response to the WDEQ public notice inviting comments on the Brooks Lake LLC pollution discharge...
What is a Gravel Bed River System?
Most of the water in the Snake River is not in the river — it’s in the gravel. A gravel-bed river doesn’t just flow down the channel. It flows over and through the entire flood plain system, from valley wall to valley wall water is moving underground to make up the entire valley bottom. Gravel-bed river floodplains like the Snake River ecosystem are among the most ecologically important habitats on the continent.