News & Press
Two Coincidental Water Line Breaks Point to Aging Infrastructure
South-of-town dwellers went without water for a little more than 24 hours starting Sunday after a line broke. Teams worked quickly to restore pressure by Monday evening. View Article
Teton County Commissioners, Landowner Tangle Over Proposed Kelly Septic System
Kelly landowner wants exemption from rules requiring landowner’s lots to be 2 acres for new septic systems. Jen Evans, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole’s advocacy director, said permitting septic systems...
Amid Western Drought, Snake River Peaks Early
For the past few weeks, water managers, hydrologists and river runners, have been watching flows on the Snake River and its tributaries to see if peak natural flows have come...
Teton County Declares State of Emergency Following Hoback Subdivision’s Water Line Break
Teton County commissioners declared an emergency Monday morning a little less than a week after a water line broke in the J-W subdivision. The Hoback Junction water line broke early...
Jackson Water Rates Rise by 25%, Water Efficiency Guidelines Move Forward
Jacksonites’ water rates are rising by 25% starting today, part of the town’s attempt to pay for expensive projects, keep up with rising costs and build up the Jackson’s water...
Critics Oppose Wyoming Hydroelectric Project
A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle Mile trout fishery on the North Platte River and jeopardize a bighorn sheep herd that wildlife...
POWJH Receives Community Foundation Thrive Grant
May 20, 2026 Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) has received a $10,000 Thrive Grant from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole to support continued water quality monitoring on Fish...
Scientists Find Climate Change is Reducing Oxygen in Rivers Worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study shows. Researchers in China used satellites and...
Upper Snake River Drought May Dry up Palisades’ Power Generation
Managers and irrigators discuss making cuts to conserve water due to dismal outlook. If reservoir storage gets low enough later in the summer, it’s possible that Palisades could stop generating...
California, Nevada and Arizona Announce Temporary Plan to Save Water from the Colorado River
Absent a longer term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U.S. West, three states say they’ll cut back significantly to prop up reservoirs...