Post-incident

Post-wildfire well testing in Ashland, Oregon.

BTEX, bacteria, and metals after a fire — before you trust the well again.

Why Ashland

Post-wildfire well testing for Ashland water.

Primary source: City of Ashland — Reeder Reservoir (with TAP intertie for drought summers)
Key issues we see: Highest TTHM/HAA5 in the region
Elevated raw TOC from watershed
Aging 1948 treatment plant
TAP intertie taste change in drought summers

All about post-wildfire well testing All Ashland services

The Almeda Fire ignited at Almeda Drive in north Ashland on September 8, 2020 (IJPR — Almeda Fire: One Year Later). Most of the city's distribution system stayed online, but homes near the ignition zone and along the burn corridor share the broader regional well-water risk.

Reeder Reservoir's forested watershed also sits in fire-prone country — the long-term concern is a future watershed fire that drives turbidity, metals, and post-fire contaminant carryover into the city's surface water source. Annual well testing for properties outside city limits, plus household-level RO, is the right hedge.

Is this you?

Symptoms we see in Ashland

Property in the Almeda Fire burn footprint (Talent, Phoenix, south Ashland)
Property in the Obenchain or South Obenchain burn footprint
Well sampled once in 2020-2021 and not re-tested since
Solvent or gasoline taste on a previously-clean well

What's included

Every post-wildfire well testing job in Ashland

BTEX scan plus bacteria, nitrate, arsenic, lead
Wellhead and casing inspection
Treatment design if results are actionable
Re-test after any treatment install

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FAQ

Post-wildfire well testing in Ashland — questions.

How much does post-wildfire well testing cost in Ashland?

Pricing in Ashland starts with our free on-site water test. The local profile we look for here: Highest TTHM/HAA5 in the region; Elevated raw TOC from watershed. Every quote is sized to your actual chemistry — never a catalog package — so we don't write a number until we've tested your tap or well.

Is post-wildfire well testing the right call for a Ashland home?

Highest DBP load in the region — snowmelt from Reeder Reservoir treated in a 1948 plant. BTEX, bacteria, and metals after a fire — before you trust the well again. A free on-site test confirms which contaminants apply at your specific address — and which solution stack actually moves the numbers — before we quote anything.

Do you service Ashland homes and rural wells?

Yes. Absolute Water Filtration is based at 815 N Central Ave in Medford with a 40-mile residential service radius. Ashland is inside our Jackson County core service area — same-week appointments are typical. Source for Ashland: City of Ashland — Reeder Reservoir (with TAP intertie for drought summers).

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