POWJH works together with the community to protect the water resources that make Jackson Hole a desirable place to live and visit. We do this by implement programs for safe drinking water, engaging with the community test and protect their drinking water, advocating for infrastructure improvements, and fostering collaborative action amongst NGOs, elected officials, state and federal agencies, funders, and service providers.
Community Solutions
Advocacy, Community Solutions, Education & Outreach
Waterway Buffer Zones
Date: Ongoing
Advocacy, Community Solutions, Education & Outreach
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
The Fish Creek Watershed Plan has arrived at last. This roadmap to restore our cherished waterway provides government funds and expertise but comes with a requirement that local partners step up in kind. Help us do our part.
Advocacy, Community Solutions, Education & Outreach
Clean Water Guide
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole - Clean Water Guide: A Handbook for Protecting and Restoring Teton County's Vital Water Resources
Community Solutions, Education & Outreach, Events
Drinking Water Well Testing
Status: Current
POWJH received two consecutive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education grants to provide free drinking water well testing resources to our community. Any Teton County, WY private well user can participate.
Community Solutions
Water Quality Monitoring
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
Fish Creek and parts of Flat Creek have been listed on Wyoming’s Impaired Waters list since 2020 for elevated E. coli bacteria. Despite this, regular monitoring of bacteria levels in these waterbodies has not occurred. POWJH launched a collaborative water quality monitoring program in Spring 2023 to provide data critical to safe recreation and informed management of each creek.
Community Solutions, Education & Outreach
Water Data Dashboard
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
Teton County’s water resources offer countless benefits, from world-class recreation to drinking water for residents and visitors. This suite of tools is designed to make science-based water data information easy to access and understand.
Community Solutions
Sustainable Home & Lawn Care Best Practices
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
Public education campaign focused on implementation of trout and stream-friendly landscaping, environmentally conscious land care and home waste monitoring waste to help keep our waterways clean and healthy.
Community Solutions, Education & Outreach
EPA Septic Cost Share Program
Date: Closed in 2024, Waitlist Open
Status: Completed
The POWJH Septic System Pumping Cost Share Program offers an incentive to encourage Teton County, WY residents to perform regular maintenance on individual septic systems, prevent groundwater contamination, and protect our Sole Source Aquifer that provides drinking water to nearly the entire population of the region.
Community Solutions
Septic Maintenance Cost Share Program
Date: Spring 2017 & 2018
Status: Completed
Teton Conservation District and Friends of Fish Creek partnered to provide Teton County, Wyoming, residents the opportunity to receive a rebate for pumping septic systems which had not been maintained in the last 5 years.
Community Solutions
Teton County Water Quality Management Plan
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
POWJH has been a driving force behind Teton County's unprecedented comprehensive water quality planning project that will improve our surface and groundwater resources and protect them from future degradation.