News & Press
Comments on Proposed Updates to the 2012 Comprehensive Plan
September 10, 2020 Comments submitted on behalf of Wyoming Outdoor Council, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance in response to the Public Review Draft of...
Nitrate warning system sought after Hoback water pollution
District Health Board will consider a system at next meeting to enhance drinking water protections. Water quality advocates Protect Our Water Jackson Hole and Wyoming Outdoor Council are asking public...
Proposal for Rulemaking to Protect Teton County’s Public Water Systems
September 1, 2020 Proposal submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole and Wyoming Outdoor Council recommending a draft rule for consideration that would require all public water systems...
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...
Brooks Lake has noxious blue-green algae
Lake is likely state’s highest-elevation water body to have bacteria advisory. People and their pets have been advised to steer clear of the water due to the WY Department of...
Request to deny upzone proposals in Northern South Park pending comprehensive wastewater management planning
August 21, 2020 Comments submitted on behalf of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Wyoming Outdoor Council, and Protect Our Water Jackson Hole requesting a county-wide wastewater management plan to precede...
Jackson Hole creek users warned of health risks
Tubers, anglers and other folks recreating in two of Jackson Hole’s most central and revered streams are being warned of a health hazard inherent in their outdoor pursuit. Warning signs...
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...
E. coli warning signs going up on Fish Creek and Flat Creek
Elevated levels of E. coli in Fish Creek and Flat Creek are leading Teton County’s health officials to put up signs to warn swimmers and float-tubers of the potentially harmful...
Hoback RV Park put on notice for failing septic system that’s pooling sewage
Discharge possibly went over cliff into the Snake. Wyoming Outdoor Council and Protect Our Water Jackson Hole submitted a request for investigation to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WY...