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Wind, Snake, Bear Rivers Hit Record Low Flows as Wyoming’s Summer Drought Gains Steam
Snowpack isn’t what it used to be. Severe drought has set in for portions of western Wyoming river basins, even after decent snow years, due to factors exacerbated by climate...
Comments on Sketch Plan For a 3-Story Mixed Use Development at 50 S. Millward Street
July 24, 2025 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) in response to the Sketch Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a 3-story mixed use development...
Town Council Passes Emergency Sprinkler Ordinance
The Jackson Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night regulating sprinkler use in town. The ordinance calls for a reduction in water usage during peak times in the night,...
Strained Water Supply May Lead to Emergency Irrigation Restrictions
The wells that pump water from aquifers into the town’s two water tanks are struggling to keep up with nightly demand, prompting Jackson officials to consider an emergency restriction on...
Evading Nitrate Pollution, Hoback Residents Want to Draw Drinking Water From the Snake River
The Hoback Junction Water and Sewer District and Nelson Engineering have made plans to take water from a gravel bed adjacent to the Snake River, treat it, and distribute it...
Town Issues ‘Urgent’ Irrigation Restrictions
The Town of Jackson (TOJ) is asking locals and businesses to conserve water for the rest of the summer to ensure that the water system remains prepared for fire and...
Plans for Big Hotel Include Automated Underground Parking
The latest big building proposal to appear in front of the Jackson Town Council has a unique elevator pitch. Literally. Conceptual plans for a proposed hotel in downtown Jackson call...
Wyoming’s Crowded Lonesome Lake Tops EPA’s National Survey for Fecal Contamination
Environmental regulators have launched an investigation into a heavily trafficked lake below the Cirque of the Towers in the Wind River Range, with an Enterococci reading 384 times the safety...
Aspens Sewer Plant Seeks Upgrades, as Water Watchdogs Eye Keeping Wilson Waste on West Bank
The Aspens Pines treatment plant is one of four plants on private land in Teton County. The other three are operated by the town, Teton Village and Grand Targhee Resort....
Town Requests Impact Studies for Proposed ‘high density’ Millward Hotel
After citing “high density” issues, Town Council unanimously voted for a continuance to deliberate over a sketch plan and conditional use permit (CUP) for an approximately 66,000-square-foot hotel proposed for...