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Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 513-3003
FAX #: (207) 784-0376
TTY/TDD #: (207) 784-5999
 
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In 1873 the Legislature granted permission to Lewiston & Auburn to take water from Wilson Pond (later renamed Lake Auburn). It is the responsibility of this division to oversee the Water and Sewer infrastructure for the City of Lewiston.

Annual Drinking Water Disinfectant Switch Scheduled for June 24th
(Press Release of 06/22/2010)


Kevin Gagne
Public Services Deputy Director &
 Water & Sewer Superintendent
Water & Sewer Division

Public Services Department
E-Mail: kgagne@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3003 Ext. 3430
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Richard "Butch" Boucher
Capital Projects Superintendent
Water & Sewer Division
Public Services Department
E-Mail: bboucher@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3003 Ext. 3431
.

Other personnel staffing the Water and Sewer Division


Marcel Lauze
Water & Sewer Foreman
Cross Connection Control Inspector

Public Services Department
E-Mail: mlauze@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3003 Ext. 3432

Pamela LaBelle
Business Manager
Business Off. Division
| Water & Sewer Div.
Public Services Department
E-Mail: plabelle@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3003 Ext. 3402

The City of Lewiston maintains the following in regard to it's water distribution: 

  • 1,100’ of 48” diameter intake pipe
  • A chemical feed facility that includes chlorination and fluoridation
  • An intake facility that includes a clear well, instrumentation and control systems and chemical injection and standby power
  • Transmission mains:
    3,045’ of 36” cast iron pipe
    14,000’ of 24” cast iron an ductile iron pipe
    7,970’ of 20” cast iron redundant main
    735’ of 24” ductile cast iron river crossing pipe
  • Pump Station
  • Booster Pump Station
  • 146 miles of distribution mains, sized 6” t 24”
  • Two 4.3 million gallon above ground concrete water storage tanks

Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) on December 16, 2004, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr said the best testimony to its success is that "Americans can drink from virtually any public water supply with an extraordinarily high degree of confidence that the water is safe. In a world where thousands of people die each day from waterborne diseases, this is a public health achievement we should never take for granted."

Water and Sewer Division Related Files and Links

Related Download Files:
2011 Water & Stormwater Rates Presentation Slides (28KB PDF File)
Water Rates & Meter Installation Fees (31KB PDF File)
Sewerage System Use Charges (38KB PDF File)
Stormwater Utility Fees and Credit Policy
(64KB PDF File)
Private Stormwater Elimination Policy (120KB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2004 (1.37MB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2005 (1.27MB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2006 (1.13MB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2007 (1.23MB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2008
(2.01MB PDF File)
Drinking Water Quality Report for 2009 (1.63MB PDF File)
Water Dept. Public Notification (05-09-06)
(104KB PDF File)
2009
Drinking Water Week Mailer (2.62MB PDF File)

Related Links on this site:
Chloramines Information
The Story of Drinking Water
Stormwater Utility Information
Stormwater Phase II Information
Hart Brook Watershed Management Plan

Related External Links:
Androscoggin Source to the Sea Canoe Trek
Androscoggin River Watershed Council
EPA Answers Your Questions About Drinking Water
EPA Ground Water & Drinking Water Information
American Water Works Association

Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority
Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission

Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
 

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