Jackson, Wyo. -On Thursday, September 4, the city of Jackson announced its most recent water consumption -update and reported that the summer irrigation level is still too high, but has been given an overall decline since the beginning of July.
In July, an emergency water regulation was used to ensure that there are sufficient water for households, fire suppression and other potential emergencies in the community. The regulation should end on October 31.
“The city expected and planned to have an increased demand for water, but the draw we experience this summer exceeds previous patterns and projections,” the report says.
According to the city, sporadic spikes of water consumption are still performing. Community members used around 38 million gallons water in the week of August 18 and around 34 million gallons in the week of August 25. Both weeks were at the beginning of July when the city delivered 44.5 million gallons water in a week. Water consumption has decreased by 23% compared to the earlier summer.
“Our entire community should further reduce irrigation to maintain health, security and well -being of everyone,” Town wrote in the report. “Everyone has to keep the course when the drought conditions increase on hot, dry days.”
The city of Jackson and Teton County currently have either extreme or heavy drought. In order to increase water availability, the construction of two new wells in West Jackson is now in progress, with the expected completion being anticipated by summer 2026. The city works with the Gill family to localize the fountains on the Porter Ranch.
In order to help with water protection, landscape construction companies and large water consumers of the city support in the evaluation of use, timing and irrigation methods. According to the city, several city parks already have weather -based sensors and the Teton County Parks & Recreation team evaluated additional potential adjustments to irrigation. The Teton Conservation District also offers specialist knowledge of local plants, adequate vegetation and other resources for water protection.
“As a community, we can plant more plants and water more in the future to maintain our common water supply,” wrote the city. “In the long term, our community must shift its way of thinking about local vegetation and a change in weather -based irrigation systems.”