Protective buffer for Jackson Hole's rivers may be relaxed | Environmental
A change thatâs being pitched to Teton County regulations would allow septic systems and leach fields to be located closer to the communityâs largest flowing waters. Currently, there is a buffer on the books that prohibits putting sewage treatment infrastructure within 150 feet of Teton County rivers, including the Snake, Buffalo Fork, Gros Ventre and Hoback. While revising the countyâs small wastewater facility rules, engineer Ted Van Holland proposed eliminating the special âwatercourse protection districtâ regulation, shrinking the river buffer down to 50 feet â...
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