Medford Irrigation District office will be closed in recognition of Labor Day September 6th, 2010.
On May 3rd, 2010 the District began water deliveries. The Ditchriders are on duty. After hours and weekends(emergencies only) call (541)770-0277, all other requests call (541)899-9913 and leave a message; the Ditchriders will check messages periodically.
Be aware due to the snowpack and stream flow below normal water will be shorter this season so please conserve the water you receive which includes no runoff and moving irrigation sets more often. These measures will be necessary to have a successful season for all. Thank you.
Carol Bradford,District Manager
NOTICE3/17/2010Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has declared a drought emergency which includes Jackson County and asked the federal government for a disaster determination that would bring more federal aid to farmers and ranchers.
With snowpack and precipitation down, water levels are near historic lows.
A state drought declaration in Jackson County is far from a cure-all, but it would allow farmers to apply for emergency drought permits to tap ground water instead of surface waters and to transfer water from one piece of land to the other.
Kulongoski also wrote Tuesday to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to request a federal natural resource disaster determination, which would trigger two additional federal assistance programs on top of three now available in the valley.
Medford Irrigation District's office/shop is located at the physical address of 5045 Jacksonville Hwy. Central Point, Oregon. The mailing address is P.O. Box 70, Jacksonville, Oregon 97530. Telephone (541)899-9913
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