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New Construction Guidelines
Many of the streams and creeks that flow into the Snake River in Jackson Hole have demonstrated elevated levels of algae that are well above what would be considered abnormally...
I live in Hoback. Can I drink the water?
Drinking water in the Jackson Hole region is some of the best in the country but that distinction comes with a few caveats. Take, for instance, the water in Teton...
Hoback folks avoid drinking their well water
Nitrate concentrations in the drinking water are at the line of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s safe drinking-water standard. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Engineer James Brough, a water-quality specialist,...
Scientific Investigations Report_2016_5160
By Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Roy Sando, Michael J. MacDonald, and Carlin E. Girard Prepared in cooperation with Teton Conservation District Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5160 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S....
Lodge sewage not up to snuff
Brooks Lake records are lacking; E. coli readings are off the chart More often than not over the past decade the operators of Brooks Lake Lodge have not turned in...
Wastewater is Key to Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
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 measures can dramatically return...
Investigators wonder what’s fouling Brooks Lake
Algae turns water pea green in summer; fish are struggling An explosion of algae growth fed by an excess of nitrogen turns Brooks Lake’s waters green late in the summers....
Seepage Investigation on Selected Reaches of Fish Creek
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District conducted a seepage investigation of selected reaches of Fish Creek during 2004. The objective of the investigation was...
National Summary of State Information
Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results.
Environmental Protection Agency – Nutrient Pollution
Nutrient pollution is one of America's most widespread, costly and challenging environmental problems, and is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus in the air and water.