Ashland Creek in Ashland, Oregon

Welcome to ProtectAshlandWater.com

Since 1887, the community of Ashland in Southern Oregon has managed its own municipal water system. Through 11 major floods over the past century, mostly recently in 1997, this system has endured through strategic maintenance, upgrades, and extensions. Today, after more than a decade of careful research and planning by engineers and public works experts, Ashland's 75-year old water treatment plant needs to be replaced.

Measure 15-234

Learn about this local measure on the November, 2024 ballot.

A Brief History of Ashland's Water

Ashland built its first water system in 1887, ostensibly for fire protection, not just drinking water.

Ashland Climate Collaborative

A local climate advocacy group explains the need for a new Water Treatment Plant for Ashland.