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Fuels Reduction a Proactive Approach to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Reducing fuels in our forests is essential to protecting the clean, reliable drinking water provided by our primary water source, Big Butte Springs (BBS). Severe wildfires pose a serious threat to both water quality and quantity, as well as to infrastructure in the watershed. Medford Water is proactively addressing this risk through ecological forest management…
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Got Five Minutes? Get $10 Back!
**Please note: This incentive program has ended.** Through June 30th, 2025, receive a $10 bill credit as a thank you from us when you sign up for paperless billing!* If you haven’t already signed up, it’s easy: Setting these billing preferences saves you time while still allowing you to access your bill, reduces paper waste,…
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Replace Your Thirsty Lawn and Keep Your Money in YOUR Pocket
If you’ve been considering replacing your thirsty, green lawn with waterwise landscaping, our Lawn Replacement Rebate program can help you save water and money while you’re at it! There are many colorful waterwise, firewise, and pollinator plants to choose from that are climate appropriate and add character to your landscape. See the rebate application at…
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It’s Time for a Sprinkler Spruce Up Before the Watering Season Begins
Even with warmer temperatures, the weather has been wet enough so far this spring to eliminate the need for routine watering. Your landscape’s retained soil moisture is still working hard and we recommend spot watering as necessary. It’s a great time to check your irrigation system ahead of the watering season, to look for damage…
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It’s Time for a Sprinkler Spruce Up!
The weather has been wet enough lately to eliminate the need for routine watering (we recommend spot watering as necessary), but it’s a great time to check your irrigation system ahead of the watering season, to look for damage and other issues that can waste a lot of water. Are all of the sprinkler heads…
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2025 Water Quality Analyses Report Available
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2024 Water Quality Analyses Report Available
Providing safe, high quality drinking water is Medford Water’s top priority. To ensure this objective, a comprehensive water quality program has been developed. In addition to water treatment, monitoring the quality of the water supply is performed on a regular basis, including testing of the raw source water, the treated water in the distribution network,…
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Keep them safe.Clean them out.Take them back. Improper disposal of unused medications is a major threat to water quality. Medications that are flushed down the toilet or thrown in the trash can make its way to our rivers and harm aquatic life and our community. It can also lead to accidental poisoning, misuse, and overdose. …
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day – May 2nd, 2026
Keep them safe.Clean them out.Take them back. The improper disposal of unused medications is a major threat to water quality. Medications that are flushed down the toilet or thrown in the trash can make their way to our drinking water sources and harm aquatic life and our community. It can also lead to accidental poisoning,…
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Prescription Drug Take Back Event – Saturday, November 15, 2025
Help us avoid contamination of our waterways and keep our community safer and healthier. On November 15, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., we encourage you to bring your unused or unwanted medications to the City of Medford’s Drug Take Back Event at the Medford City Hall parking lot, safely and anonymously. Saturday, November 15,…
