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With Jackson Hole’s sewage, a treatment tradeoff – Sewage vs. savings on energy
The valley’s wastewater plant now demands less electricity, but some warn that water quality and taxpayers may ultimately take a hit.
Two prized Jackson Hole streams polluted by E. coli – DEQ: E. coli too high in Fish, Flat Creeks
Fish Creek and portions of Flat Creek have joined the list of “impaired” waters in Wyoming because of elevated levels of E. coli bacteria. The levels exceed standards for recreational...
Nitrates rising: A concerning groundwater pollutant climbs in some JH reaches
“I don’t want to sound crude, but we’re pooping into our drinking water,” said Dan Heilig, a senior conservation advocate for the Wyoming Outdoor Council.
All the stuff we’re flushing needs a better solution
Septic systems leak pollutants into groundwater, but they’re hard to get rid of In Teton County’s struggle against water pollution, perhaps the most perplexing foe is the septic system. The...
County’s sewage system is all mapped out
Valley’s wastewater is disposed of by diverse methods, even in the same neighborhood For the first time a detailed, parcel-by-parcel map shows where sewer lines go and where septic systems...
Residential Landscape Care
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 healthy...
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....