{"id":102,"date":"2013-05-29T00:26:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T00:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bzaa.org\/lakeauburnwater.org\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:49:32","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Auburn Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LAWPC\u2019s Septic Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LAWPC<\/span> Septic Inspection Program.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Final-Septic-Inspection-Protocol-Approved-02-12-2025-_-updated-03-28-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e54439;\">View Here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Information for Property Owners.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Septic-Letter-Insert-July-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e54439;\">View Here<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Septic Inspection Reimbursement Form.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reimbursement-Form_LAWPC-Septic_July-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e54439;\">View Here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Septic System Inspection Presentation. <span style=\"color: #e54439;\"><a style=\"color: #e54439;\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Septic-System-Inspection-Presentation-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Here<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We&#8217;re hiring!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LAWPC is hiring seasonal Courtesy Boat Inspectors for the 2026 boating season. To view the full job posting and apply, please see the link below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeauburnwater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LAWPC-CBI-Application-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #e54439;\"><strong>CBI Job Description &amp; Application<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lake Auburn Newsletter<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">March Newsletter. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4rM3bLF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e54439;\">View Here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What does Lake Auburn mean to you?<\/h2>\n<p>Lake Auburn provides clean drinking water to 39,000 residents in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. This water goes to homes, schools, local businesses, and more. Lake Auburn is much more than just a lake, it is a source of drinking water, life, and community. Follow the website to tell us <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/6DdeHFswFcaTAoDi8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What does Lake Auburn mean to you?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or tell us at one of our events!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731Spinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731Spinner > div{\r\n\t\t\t  background-color: #333;\r\n\t\t\t  height: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t  width: 6px;\r\n\t\t\t  display: inline-block;\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t  animation: rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731Spinner .rbs_gallery_69ecb29cd1731Rect2 {\r\n\t\t\t  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14pt;\"><em><strong>About\u00a0 Lake Auburn&#8217;s Watershed<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The source of drinking water for Lewiston and Auburn<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About 2\/3rds of Lake Auburn\u2019s water flows from the watershed; the remaining third comes from precipitation: 34%\u00a0 from rain on the surface, 31% from springs\/groundwater, 35% from surface flow from tributaries and basins.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As water flows across the surface of the land, it picks up and carries with it whatever it encounters; including pollutants and nutrients like<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> phosphorus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phosphorus is found in exposed soil, fertilizers, animal wastes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Algae grow when fed with nutrients- the greater the supply of nutrients, the faster the algae can grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A quick growth of algae is called a bloom.\u00a0 A bloom not only grows fast, it also dies fast.\u00a0 A large growth of algae will use up a lot of oxygen when it dies and decomposes.\u00a0 Low oxygen levels cause problems for fish and other aquatic life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lake Auburn\u2019s watershed consists of about 15 square miles located in 5 different towns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lake Auburn&#8217;s high quality of water in the lake has entitled it to a waiver from filtration from the EPA making it one of 10 water utilities in Maine to have earned a waiver from filtration.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The waiver allows Auburn Water District to keep costs down for customers.\u00a0 However, to keep the waiver and therefore the lesser costs for treatment, the water quality must remain exceptional.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span 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