Although POWJH has been successful in advocating for Teton County to move forward with a RFQ to hire a consultant to complete a Comprehensive Water Quality Management Plan, this will take some time to complete.
We cannot wait until the completion of the Comprehensive Water Quality Management Plan to act. The time to act is now.
High nitrate levels in Hoback drinking water About Hoback Hoback, Wyoming is an unincorporated area in southern Teton County ten miles south of the Town of Jackson. Depending on one’s spatial definition the community has between 300 and 600 residents. Given local pressures on the limited amount of private land in Teton County (which is […]
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Stay engaged! POWJH submitted an extensive Comment Letter on the Draft Teton County Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP). At more than 1,600 pages, reviewing the Draft WQMP has been a major undertaking. We will provide another update shortly to share ongoing information about the WQMP process, so — with your help! — we can […]
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There have been questions about the quality of the treated effluent being discharged into the Snake River from Teton County's largest wastewater treatment facility. POWJH has partnered with the Town of Jackson to initiate an independent, third-party review of operations at the facility. A request for proposals to hire a consultant was released on July 7, 2021, and POWJH is working with the Town to review submissions to hire the consultant in August 2021.
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Public education campaign focused on implementation of trout and stream-friendly landscaping, environmentally conscious land care and home waste monitoring waste to help keep our waterways clean and healthy.
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Partnership with Jackson Hole Public Art for a series of murals around town focusing on local water quality issues. Look for another series of murals coming in Summer 2022!
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SEPTIC SYSTEMS CAN CAUSE NUTRIENT AND BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF OUR GROUNDWATER — OUR ONLY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER. As a headwaters community of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, our outstanding water resources deserve the best protection — equal to the value they provide our community. In May 2021, Teton County released proposed updates to the Small […]
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In 2020, POWJH spearheaded the effort to improve water quality protections in the 2012 Teton County Comprehensive Plan updates.
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The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and Protect Our Water Jackson Hole hosted the only candidate forum focused on conservation on October 25, 2022.
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Leading up to the local 2022 election, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole talked with local candidates about how they planned to prioritize water quality, alongside other community needs, once they are in office, raising awareness for the issue both among candidates and with the public.
Read MoreTeton Conservation District and Friends of Fish Creek partnered to provide Teton County, Wyoming, residents the opportunity to receive a rebate for pumping septic systems which had not been maintained in the last 5 years.
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Leading up to the local 2020 election, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole talked with candidates about how they planned to prioritize water quality, alongside other community needs, once they are in office, raising awareness for the issue both among candidates and with the public.
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