In Teton County, the Hoback area exhibits the poorest water quality with nitrate concentrations reaching levels hazardous to human health. POWJH board member Robert Frodeman is chair of the Hoback Junction Water & Sewer District, formed under his leadership in March 2023. POWJH, with a supporting grant from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, provided $25,000 for the Water & Sewer District formation and engineering studies. The District will receive an engineering report in early 2024 from a Level II study that details options and cost estimates for creating a municipal drinking water system for Hoback residents. The District has already begun raising the estimated $7 million in funds needed to build this system. Construction of the municipal drinking water system is scheduled to begin in 2025, with a completion date of 2026. The District will then turn to its next task of creating a wastewater system to eliminate the use of septic systems in the Hoback area.
Hoback Junction Water & Sewer District
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
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Hoback Clean Water Initiative
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
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Drinking Water Well Testing
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
POWJH received two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education grants to provide free drinking water well testing resources to our community. We now host free water quality testing events in spring and fall. Any Teton County, WY private well user can participate. Test kits are available in English and Spanish.
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