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Logo
  • Home
  • About
    • Newsletters
    • By-Laws
    • Drinking Water FAQs
    • Trails
    • Map
    • Ordinances & Legislative Documents
    • How can we help create more Watershed Stewards?
    • Hunting
  • Commissioners and Meetings
    • Commissioners
    • Staff and Meetings
    • Meeting Agendas
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Commission Finance Report
    • Commission Correspondence
  • Watershed Reports
  • Watershed Education
    • How Can I Help Protect Lake Auburn?
    • 2024 Calendar Photo Submissions
    • What is a watershed?
    • Pollution
    • Outreach
    • Invasive Species
    • LakeSmart Program
    • Gardeners and Farmers
  • Events
  • Letter from City of Lewiston 3/31/22
  • Letter to City of Lewiston 4/14/22
  • Letter to Auburn City Council 4/18/22
  • Letter to Auburn City Council and Auburn Water District 5/12/22
  • LAWPC Resolution 9/15/22
  • Letter to Auburn Water District 3/3/23
  • Letter from City of Lewiston 4/10/23
  • Letter from Auburn Water District 5/18/23

Why are boats allowed on Lake Auburn, but not people?

Petroleum products from boats are less dense than water and therefore likely to float; we can remove spills if needed. Our intake pipes are at the lake bottom; out of the path of spilled boat pollutants. Unfortunately, people can carry pathogens that could make our customers sick. There simply is no technology existing to identify all potential threats introduced by bodily contact. To keep the drinking water safe, we must reduce the risk, which means you'll need to find another swimming hole. Luckily, Maine has more than 6000 lakes; and most are clean, clear, and cool!

See a recording of our most recent meeting here:

https://youtu.be/Orr1-4KC2G4
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Contact

Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission
268 Court Street
Auburn, ME 04212
(207) 333-6665
dolsen@awsd.org

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