Author: Yvette Finstad

  • Fall Is on the Way! Save Water and Money with Our Lawn Replacement Program

    Fall Is on the Way! Save Water and Money with Our Lawn Replacement Program

    Fall is on the way, and it’s a great time to make changes to your landscape, because it gives your plants time to prepare for a productive growing season in the spring. Consider replacing your thirsty green lawn with a variety of colorful waterwise, firewise, and pollinator-friendly plants! Our Lawn Replacement Rebate program can help…

  • September is National Preparedness Month – Are You 2 Weeks Ready?

    September is National Preparedness Month – Are You 2 Weeks Ready?

    National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. Oregon has experienced numerous emergencies and disasters in recent years, including floods, drought, wildfires, ice storms, excessive heat, and a pandemic. If these disasters that have impacted our state…

  • Have You Registered for Our Watersmart Account Portal?

    Have You Registered for Our Watersmart Account Portal?

    Register today for our new Watersmart account billing portal…these three easy steps will only take a few minutes! Our new portal will bring increased efficiency, enhanced security, and modernization to your water account. As part of this upgrade, all customers will need to re-register online and create a new login to use the portal, and autopay and paperless…

  • Explore the New MedfordWater.Org!

    Explore the New MedfordWater.Org!

    Our website has received a long-overdue update! We’ve redesigned our website to better reflect modern technology, to make it easier for customers, contractors, land developers, and other users to find the information they need, and to promote our programs and ongoing work. We are excited to share this new tool, which will not only help…

  • Newsletters Now Available Online

    Newsletters Now Available Online

    As we transition from season to season, our quarterly Waterlines newsletters offer many landscaping and watering tips, covering our programs and activities, ongoing projects, upcoming events, as well as water issues in the news. Past editions are now available on our Newsletters page.

  • July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    How smart is your irrigation system? It’s Smart Irrigation Month! July is traditionally the month of peak demand for outdoor water use, making it a great opportunity to highlight simple practices and innovative technologies to: With the extreme temperatures that we have been seeing in our area, this is a great time to take a…

  • July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    How smart is your irrigation system? It’s Smart Irrigation Month! July is traditionally the month of peak demand for outdoor water use, making it a great opportunity to highlight simple practices and innovative technologies to: With the extreme temperatures that we have been seeing and will see more of in our area, this is a…

  • July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    July is Smart Irrigation Month!

    How smart is your irrigation system? It’s Smart Irrigation Month! July is traditionally the month of peak demand for outdoor water use, making it a great opportunity to highlight simple practices and innovative technologies to: With the extreme temperatures that we have been seeing and will see more of in our area, this is a…

  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Proposed Water Rate Modifications

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Proposed Water Rate Modifications

    The Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Medford, Oregon, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 12:15 p.m., at the Medford Police Department’s Prescott Room, 219 S. Ivy St., Medford, Oregon, to consider proposed water rate modifications for most customer groups served by the Medford Water system. A non-inclusive…

  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS – SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS – SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Medford, by and through its Board of Water Commissioners will hold public hearings on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 12:15 p.m., at the Medford Police Department’s Prescott Room, 219 S. Ivy St., Medford, Oregon, to consider modifications to System Development Charges (SDCs) for Water Treatment and Transmission…