Redmond Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Redmond, Oregon, in Deschutes County — a major central Oregon High Desert city (Redmond is a significant Deschutes County city — the second-largest city in the Bend–Redmond metropolitan area; Redmond is home of Roberts Field / Redmond Municipal Airport (one of the most important regional airports in eastern Oregon; the Bend–Redmond Regional Airport serves the rapidly growing Bend–Redmond metro area and is one of the fastest-growing airports in the Pacific Northwest by passenger traffic)), a diverse Deschutes County community with a primarily working-class, agriculture and logistics, and growing tech/remote-worker population (Redmond is increasingly a more affordable alternative to Bend for the growing central Oregon population influx), home of Eagle Crest Resort (a significant central Oregon golf, recreation, and retirement resort community along the Deschutes River canyon), adjacent to Bend in the central Oregon Deschutes County corridor, and one of the most rapidly growing small cities in the Pacific Northwest — draws its municipal water supply from the Deschutes River aquifer via the City of Redmond Water Division. Water hardness in Redmond measures 94.5 mg/L — classified as moderately soft.

Redmond's moderate softness reflects the central Oregon Deschutes County volcanic plateau aquifer's calcareous-poor character. The High Cascades volcanic aquifer at Redmond draws from Quaternary calcareous-poor basalt (calcareous-poor). City of Redmond treatment produces the moderately soft 94.5 mg/L.

With hardness at 94.5 mg/L, Redmond residents enjoy moderately soft water. City of Redmond Water Division consistently delivers water meeting all Oregon DEQ and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.