Press Releases
Published press releases from the City of Grants Pass
October 11, 2023
It's time we think about water
So vitally essential, so readily available, so easily forgotten.
It courses through our veins, keeps us thinking clearly, and grows our food. A turn of the tap keeps us hydrated, cleanses our bodies, and nourishes our lives. The Rogue River, flowing year-round, never runs dry.
May 15, 2023
City Announces Winners of 4th Annual Drinking Water Week Poster Contest
For more than 40 years, the City of Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week - a unique opportunity for communities to come together and recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. As part of the annual celebration last year, the City of Grants Pass created a Drinking Water Week Poster Contest.
May 5, 2022
City Announces Winners of 3rd Annual Drinking Water Week Poster Contest
For more than 40 years, the City of Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week - a unique opportunity for communities to come together and recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. As part of the annual celebration last year, the City of Grants Pass created a Drinking Water Week Poster Contest.
Poster Contest - Drinking Water Week | Grants Pass, OR - Official Website (grantspassoregon.gov)
April 25, 2022
National Drinking Water Week
Last Wednesday the Mayor of Grants Pass formally declared May 1-7, 2022, Drinking Water Week. The week celebrates the outstanding water professionals who deliver safe drinking water to 11,954 Grants Pass customers every time they turn on the tap. The week, observed across the nation by utilities, private companies, and government agencies, also highlights the importance of the infrastructure that delivers reliable drinking water service and the value of water to each of us in our everyday lives.
April 18, 2022
Grants Pass to Highlight Infrastructure Investment During National Drinking Water Week
The City of Grants Pass and partners throughout North America will kick off Drinking Water Week by showcasing the ways tap water is “There When You Need It.” This annual event celebrated the first full week of May (May 1-7 this year), recognizes the vital role tap water plays in daily life, the infrastructure that is required to carry it to and from homes and businesses, and the critical work that water professionals accomplish around the clock to ensure the delivery of quality tap water.
April 11, 2022
Youth Posters Wanted for Drinking Water Week April 29, Deadline - Prizes and More
As part of National Drinking Water Week celebrations, Grants Pass youth are invited to submit hand drawn, 8½” x11” original art posters celebrating our great natural resource, the Rogue River. This year’s theme, “There When You Need It,” offers an opportunity to celebrate our community’s amazing and unique water resource.
May 11, 2021
City Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Drinking Water Week Poster Contest
For more than 40 years, the City of Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week - a unique opportunity for communities to come together and recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. As part of the annual celebration last year, the City of Grants Pass created a Drinking Water Week Poster Contest.
Oct. 26, 2020
Congratulations to Essay Contest Winners
The City of Grants Pass Public Works Department has announced the winners of the city’s Imagine A Day Without Water essay contest. The contest asked local students in middle school and high school divisions to write an essay of 500-650 words discussing the importance of water by imagining a day without the precious resource.
Aug. 25, 2020
Essay Contest Asks Students To ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’
The City of Grants Pass Public Works Department is sponsoring an “Imagine A Day Without Water” Essay Contest for local students. All Grants Pass middle school and high school students, including home schooled students are eligible to enter the contest.
June 4, 2020
City To Begin Unidirectional Pipe Flushing
City of Grants Pass water distribution staff will begin the process of unidirectional water flushing Monday, June 8. Unidirectional flushing opens specific pipes in the city’s water distribution system to flush water through the pipes in a single direction in order to clean the insides of the pipes.
June 4, 2020
City Adjusts Scope of Land Needed for New Water Plant
The Grants Pass City Council approved a new resolution declaring a public need for acquisition of property for a new water treatment plant at their meeting Jan. 15. The new resolution supersedes a previous resolution adopted March 20, 2019, and changes the scope of the property required for building the new plant.
May 18, 2020
Water Demand Sets New City Records
Demand for fresh water in Grants Pass was at an all-time high for the months of March and April, with the city’s aging Water Treatment Plant working overtime to produce enough water to meet the increasing needs of city water customers.
May 4, 2020
Mayor Proclaims May 3-9 Drinking Water Week
Grants Pass Mayor Roy Lindsay formally declared May 3-9, 2020, as Drinking Water Week. Lindsay delivered the proclamation at a special city council meeting Monday, May 4, and urged all city residents to join in supporting the observance.
April 17, 2020
City Water Dept. Teams With Water Assoc. to Offer Free Materials to Parents Managing School at Home
With schools currently closed, more than a few Grants Pass families may be seeking some fun and educational resources to assist with managing schooling from home. The City of Grants Pass Water Department has teamed up with the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation to provide access to a variety of free, water-related educational resources for parents and their students.
March 31, 2020
City Sponsors Drinking Water Week Poster Contest
For more than 40 years the City of Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week as a unique opportunity for communities to come together and recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
March 3, 2020
Council to Initiate Eminent Domain Proceedings to Move Forward with Water Treatment Plant
The Grants Pass City Council voted to file a lawsuit for condemnation to move forward with construction of a new water treatment plant on 9.97 acres located near the intersection of SE “J” St. and SE Mill St., after the council was informed that current negotiations for the property have come to a standstill. The city has offered to purchase the property for $2,606,000, which is the appraised value of the portion of the property that the city seeks to acquire.
November 15, 2019
Water Filtration Plant Receives Important Upgrade
On the heels of some recent communication and control issues resulting in a few "hair-raising" events for the operating staff, the city’s Water Filtration Plant received an important update to its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system this week, said Public Works Director Jason Canady.
October 14, 2019
CityWater Plants Open for Public Tours; Part of Regional ‘Day Without Water’ Events
The City of Grants Pass is just one of many regional agencies and local municipalities asking area residents to consider what life would be like without our most precious commodity during the fifth annual Imagine a Day Without Water nationwide day of education and advocacy about the value of water.