by Gallatin River Task Force | May 4, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Water Quality
Recently, I stopped along the Gallatin to enjoy a peaceful moment at the river’s edge. Pulling into the access site adjacent to the Hwy. 191 stoplight, I expected an idyllic scene of slow-moving, crystal clear water. What I got was the opposite. Originating from...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Apr 15, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Wastewater Management and Reuse, Water Quality
Big Sky has a poop problem. Rapid growth and decentralized infrastructure have led to three streams flowing through our community below state standards for water quality. Higher-than-ideal levels of certain nutrients qualify the streams as impaired, and these...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Apr 1, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Drought Management, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan
Recently, winter stormed back onto the southwest Montana landscape. A March 24 storm left almost a foot of snow on the slopes high above Big Sky, with a few inches dusting the meadows and canyons closer to the Gallatin River. On the morning of March 25, our...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Mar 11, 2020 | Science, Water Quality
As if we needed another reason to stop eating bacon cheeseburgers, it turns out that greasy foods are clogging more than just our arteries. According to the Big Sky Water and Sewer District, fats, oils and greases, or FOGs, are also clogging Big Sky’s sewer system,...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Jan 27, 2020 | Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Wastewater Management and Reuse, Water Quality
On January 7th, the Resort Tax board approved Big Sky Sewer and Water District’s 1% for Infrastructure application. Now, residents will vote in May to approve the additional tax, with revenues helping pay for a portion of a new, upgraded wastewater treatment plant and...