HISTORY OF THE BOOTHBAY REGION WATER DISTRICT

The following timeline depicts the evolution of the Boothbay Region Water District. The District is the product of the amalgamation of the former East Boothbay Water District and the municipal Boothbay Harbor Water System.

Boothbay Region Water District

Timeline of System History

Date	History
1869	An Act of the Maine State Legislature granted a charter to the Boothbay Village Corporation, which included the power to construct and operate a water system. The Act was not accepted by the Town of Boothbay.
1880’s	Significant growth occurred in the Village area. No fire protection led to high insurance rates. Repeated attempts to establish a water system were defeated by the population living in outlying sections of Town.
1886	Fire destroyed several large businesses and threatened to wipe out the entire Village. Insurance becomes either unavailable, or rates climb.
1887	A committee of citizens obtained a legislative charter under the name The Boothbay Water Company. Repeated attempts to enter into a contract with the Water Company, to serve the Village failed.
1889	Boothbay Harbor became a separate town.
1894	Selectmen were authorized to construct a water system consisting of a ½ million gallon (MG) steam-powered pumping station at Adams Pond, a 238,000-gallon standpipe, 15,000 feet of main, and 25 hydrants. The engineer was E.H. Gowan of Boston. The original system consisted of 12 services. The Town was authorized to purchase all stock, rights, and privileges of former water company. Town decided to operate the System as a Town department rather than as a district.
1895	Board of Water Commissioners established. Main extensions on Atlantic Ave., McClintock, West St, and on Commercial St. At end of this first year of operation, there were 87 services.
1901	Pumping Station enlarged. 1 MG pump installed.
1903	5,600-foot extension of 2 inch main to Squirrel Island installed under water exposed to heavy surf.
1906	Service extended to Southport.
1909	Underwater main installed from Spruce Point to Ocean Point.
1910	Service extended to Capitol Island.
1912	In 1912 and 1913, 6,000 ft of 6-inch underground main was extended to West Harbor to replace a 2-inch surface main.
1914	Pumping Station enlarged again and new horizontal boiler was installed.
1918	Cost of coal had been increasing. Decided to change to electric power for the pumps. Purchased ½ MG pump with 40 HP synchronous motor installed at a cost of $4,044.42. Cost of coal for previous year was $5,783.61. Cost of electric power for the following year was $ 1,887.57.
1920	Additional 3 inch main installed to Squirrel Island.
1923	Lines to Southport and Capitol Island installed in 1906 and 1910 were sold to Southport, where they installed their own water plant. Purification system installed at Adams Pond Pump Station consisting of a chlorinator costing $740.00. The existing machine was later reused during the 1950's to feed Sulpher Dioxide.
1924	Replaced underwater main from Spruce Point to Ocean Point with a surface main from Bayville and East Boothbay (6 miles). Opened service availability to other customers.
1926	The 12,250 ft of 8 inch main running from the pumping station to Union St. was cleaned to restore adequate supply. A 4" surface main was extended from the Mt. Pisgah standpipe to Sprucewold. A 15HP booster was moved back from Sprucewold to a position closer to the standpipe to allow the pressurization of both Sprucewold and the Ocean Point main.
	At this time, the System was considering the installation of a larger tank at Sprucewold, and extending a 6 inch main toward Ocean Pt.
1928	The underwater main from Murray Hill to Paradise Point was abandoned. Paradise Point was then fed from the Ocean Point main.
1930	To increase supply, a new 12", cement-lined main was installed parallel to the 12,250 ft of 8 inch main from the pumping station to Union Street.
1932	A new 1 MG centrifugal pump, with 50 HP induction motor was installed at the pump station.
1934	The original 2" main to Squirrel Island replaced by a second, 3”main.
1939	The old wooden pump station was replaced. All the old steam pumping equipment was removed. The 1932, 1 MG pump was retained and a new 1 ½ MG pump was added. A new 1 MG Lincoln Zephyr gasoline engine backup pump was also installed for emergency use. The chlorinator was replaced and a new ammoniator added. The smaller
	Pump was used from fall to spring to supply demands, and the larger pump was used during summer.
1940	A surface main was extended from the end of 6 inch main at West Harbor, to Sawyers and Barters Islands. This consisted of 16,810 ft. of 3" pipe, and 10,216 ft. of 2" pipe. Ammonia gas was found to be damaging system piping, so the dosage was reduced, then discontinued entirely.
1946	The older 3-inch line to Squirrel Island was replaced by another 3-inch line. By 1946, all the land adjoining Adams Pond had been purchased over time, with the exception of one piece near the pond outlet. A service garage and storeroom for the Water System was completed on McClintock Street.
1947	Received complaints of poor service from Barters Island. A 3" surface main was installed from Boothbay Center to Hodgdons Island, to tie into the main from West Harbor. Approximate length, 11,000 feet.
1948	A 6" underground main was installed to Spruce Point (1/2 mile) which replaced a 4" main. Entire installation was in ledge, and very expensive. Received many complaints of poor service from various parts of the System, the worst from Ocean Point and McKown Point.
1949	In response to complaints, a 16,000 gal. Tank was installed at Ocean Point. To supplement flow to Ocean Point, the original 33,000' of 4" main was helped by paralleling a 6" main for first 8,500 ft. (through the summer colonies of Bayville and Murray Hill and nearly to East Boothbay Village).
	Juniper and McKown Points were fed by a 3" surface main, nearly one mile long, from the end of the West Harbor underground main. A 4" line was laid parallel with it for the first 2500'.
1950	Rate schedule was revised.
1953	Main extension installed to Lobster Cove consisting of 3,800' of 6" main. Provided a tie between the Ocean Point main and the year-round main along Atlantic Ave. Automatic controls were installed at the pump station to eliminate need for constant attendance and decreased operating costs.
1954	Older, 3 inch line to Squirrel Island (inst. in 1920) was abandoned due to poor condition, leaving one 3" line serving the island.
1955	Older pump replaced with one of the same size.
	Cleaned out brooks supplying Adams Pond, and isolated adjacent swampy areas. System inventory from 1955 Report:
	63,812ft of underground main (12 miles), 170,127 ft of surface main (32 mi), 81 hydrants
	238,000 gal tank at Mt. Pisgah
	5,000 gal tank at Sprucewold
	16,000 tank at Ocean Pt.
	1.5 MG 75 HP pump
	1 MG 50 HP pump
	1 MG gasoline pump for emergencies
	in 1955 pumped 241,200,000 gallons. Maximum day = 1.5MG, Avg Day = 0.70 MG, 1925 customers (116 of these metered)
	Treatment with Chlorine, 20 lb per thousand; Sulfur dioxide 6 lb/thousand; caustic soda to maintain pH at 6.8 (none required at present)
1956	Reforested shores of Adams Pond to protect water quality. Replaced several hundred feet of surface pipe. Three small extensions. Replaced Calgon with Caustic Soda to increase pH, continued program for dredging brook and swampy areas.
1957	Continued cleaning process of Adams Pond by cleaning cove west of pump station. Three hydrants on Townsend Ave. were replaced with steamer hydrants. Mt Pisgah standpipe was cleaned and repainted. Ocean Point tank was cleaned and repainted. Purchased equipment for cleaning encrusted underground mains. Policy adopted for metering all new underground services. Also to meter all existing services as soon as possible. Currently 137 metered services. Main replacements: 750' of 4" surface main with 6 inch main. On Atlantic Avenue near the Catholic church 6" underground main was replaced. 1,480' of 2" surface line was replaced at Ocean Pt. and 600 ft of 1 ½ inch main.
	1 ½ inch main at Spruce Pt., Extensions: 800' of 1" surface pipe at Trevett, 700' of 2" at Appalachee
	and a short underground extension at Spruce Point.
1958	Continued the pond cleaning project. Red water complaints -- started using "Calgon" Replaced the following lines;
	Seasonal: 357' of 3" pipe from Hodgdon Is to Barters Is.; 400' of 4" main at Spruce Pt.; 200' of 4" pipe at Sprucewold
	Permanent: 215' of 6" C.I. Pipe on Park St.
	Extensions: 1177' of 2" pipe at King Phillips Trail in E. Boothbay
	617 ' of 2" pipe at Appalachee
	386' of 3/4" pipe at Lakeview Road
	215' of 1" copper tubing on Montgomery Rd.
1959	A flow meter was installed on the transmission main at the pump station. A new control house was built at the Mt. Pisgah Standpipe to replace the old control house which was beyond repair. A 2-way radio system was installed. Arrangements were made to clean the 8 inch transmission line from the pump station at Adams Pond to Mt. Pisgah. Main Replacements: 4,070' of 3" surface main at Ocean Pt.
	300' of new 3" pipe on State Aid Road from Boothbay Center to the intersection of the Trevett Rd.
	270' of 1 1/2" copper tubing at St. Andrews Lane
1960	A policy was adopted to install a pumper hydrant each year until the business section of Town was converted. Also, whenever a hydrant needed replacement, it would be with a pumper hydrant.
	A very cold winter led to a lot of main damage requiring replacement:
	6" main near Harding's Corner, Western Harbor where the Lakeside Drive main connects on the Western Ave. Main.
	6" main at Lobster Cover east of the Barrett Cottage
	200' of 3" galvanized pipe and 1300' of 2" galvanized pipe had to be replaced
	130 ft of main was installed on Union Street Court, 2200 ft of main laid to the new development on Wawenock Trail in W. BBH
	Cleaned the transmission line from the pump station to Mt. Pisgah, included 12,000 ft of 8" main to the Congregational Church at 25cents/ft (previously cleaned in 1929); and 2,000 ft of 10 inch main from Church to standpipe (never cleaned).
	Connected 12 inch transmission line on Townsend Ave to the 6 inch line on Eastern Ave. to route around standpipe in case it ever needed to be shut down
1961	A dike was completed to close off the swamp north of the pumping station road. 3 lots of land were acquired on west side of the Pond.
	Replaced 4 hydrants with pumper hydrants, one on School St. and 3 on Townsend Ave.
	Numerous complaints on water pressure at W. Harbor and Juniper Pt. Mr. J. Elliot Hale, P.E. recommended a standpipe at W. Harbor. When the East Boothbay Water District was formed, their Legislative Act included East Boothbay, Murray Hill, and Ocean Pt. The BBH Water System has surface lines in all three locations. To date no settlement had been made on the disposition of these lines.
1962	A new 3" underwater main was laid from Spruce Pt. to Squirrel Island. This line had to be replaced approximately every 15 yrs.
	20,000 ft of new 2" surface main was laid. Consultant recommend a new standpipe should be built in West Harbor, for a total system storage capacity of 550,000 gallons.
1963	Complaints of low water pressure at McKown Point and along Lakeside Drive. Engineer recommended a larger main from town to West Harbor or a West Harbor Standpipe. A 310,000 gallon standpipe was constructed at West Harbor, and finished by November at a cost of $59,000.
	Lobster Cove Extension
	No settlement had yet been reached with the E. Boothbay Water District for the pipe and equipment taken by them in condemnation proceedings. Unable to agree on a price.
1964	From two Town reports with different dates:
	51 applications for seasonal water on Back River Road in Boothbay
	1,800 feet of main laid and two hydrants installed on Middle Rd. to the V.F.W. building
	1,500 ft of 6 inch main laid between Harding's Corner and Southport Bridge and 2 hydrants installed; 730 ft of 6 inch main laid on Fullerton St. and 1 hydrant installed.
	Problem of town voting for extensions, but not providing the money, so system must increase rates.
	Water Main Extensions: Kenney Field
	Lakeside Drive to Middle Road
	Harding's Corner to Southport Bridge
	Fullerton St.
	Sewer construction job led to many water main breaks during course of construction.
	A settlement was reached with the East Boothbay Water District for the pipe and equipment taken when the East Boothbay Water District was formed, court awarded damages of $30,000 plus interest of $2,850
1965	Completed construction of summer service to the Back River Road in Boothbay.
	Town of Boothbay purchased fire protection
	There was a note in this report that extensions to benefit areas outside of Boothbay Harbor are reflected in the borrowing capacity of the town because the Water System is a town department
1966	Painted the outside of the Mt Pisgah standpipe, sandblasted and coated the inside, and reinforce the base with concrete
	More land was purchased near Adams Pond to protect the water supply.
	Mr. Elliot Hale, P.E. prepared a long-range program of proposed improvements.
1967	928 ft and one hydrant at Highland Park
	780ft. of 8"main from Bay St to Lobster Cove Rd with one hydrant at the corner of Bay St and Harbor Heights
	1,030' of 10" main from Standpipe to Reed Road along Reed Rd to Middle Rd.and one hydrant on Reed Rd at the Pond. Line also extended along Middle Rd to connect w/ Williams St line
	3,000 ft on McKown Pt Rd from Southport Rd to Blake's Shipyard. and 4 hydrants and connections to mains in Massachusetts and Juniper Pt Rds.
1968	4,870 ft and 3 hydrants on McKown Pt Rd.
	1,000 ft and 2 hydrants on Lakeview Rd
	1,000 ft on Lakeview Rd.
	A water rate increase was approved by the PUC
1969	PUC advised Town that any future water main extensions must be funded with tax revenue. Any extensions must be in the warrant in order to avoid further rate increases.
	739 ft. and one hydrant on Sunset Rd
	Main extended to the William Pennington Residence at the north end of Middle Rd and a main extended from Reed Rd to the Ivanhoe Warren Residence and one hydrant
	1 ½ inch copper main between Paine and Barter Rd.
	200 ft. of 6 inch main on Reed Rd towards Lakeview Rd from the Pond.
	540 ft along Wall Pt Rd (Harris Pt) to the Kehew residence paid for by customer.
1970	Extensions: Middle Rd from the Ivanhoe Warren residence to McCobb St. where a hydrant was installed
	McCobb Road from Middle Rd to the Rust Residence
	Middle Rd from McCobb Rd to the Patton residence
	400' on Mt Pisgah.
1971	Extensions:
	1580' of 8 inch main to complete a loop on Middle Rd,
	520 ft of 8 inch main in Boothbay near Adams Pond
	388' of 8" main up Route 96 from Route 27
	Line to Barter's Island was temporarily replaced by plastic pipe which will be permanently repaired this spring
	For the first time the demand for water exceeded the pumping capacity on 5 days during the summer.
1972	700 ft of 6 inch main extended on Reed Road with the cost to be split between the Town and potential users.
	Barter's Island temporary line put in last year was permanently replaced.
	Summer demand again exceeded pumping capacity on 5 days, which emphasized need for expansion of system capacity.
1973	PUC granted only a portion of the rate increase request.
	Metering program being implemented.
	Decided to hire a consultant to study the present and future needs regarding quality and quantity.
	Replaced surface line to Barter's Island.
	Installed aeration system in Adams Pond.
1974	Modest rate increase granted in Oct 1973, but still operating at a loss.
	Not full rate increases were to be allowed by PUC until 100% metering was achieved for both year round and seasonal, and not until outstanding loans were consolidated and amortized over 30 years, and not until an engineering study was conducted to project the future water requirements as to quantity and quality. The Boothbay Harbor Water System achieved all that, but when they finally qualified for a rate increase according to PUC rules, the Governor requested a state-side moratorium on all utility rate increases, and that no utility rate increases were to be allowed for the coming fiscal year. No water main extensions were made in 1974, but a cover was placed on the Mt. Pisgah Standpipe to insure better quality water. The pumps at Adams Pond Pump Station were overhauled.
1975	A rate increase was granted in April 1975, but the system still lost $5,000.
	The System initiated a program to examine all operational methods and policies to attempt to reduce the loss, before requesting another rate increase from PUC.
	No water main extensions were made in 1975
	Adams Pond was stocked with alewives to improve water quality by eating small crustaceans which were clogging water filters throughout town.
1976	An effort was mounted to reduce water lost in distribution lines.
	Repairs made to Squirrel Island line were made where leaks were detected. Sections of water main were insulated that were prone to freezing, and a water line on Lakeside Drive at Route 27 was lowered to prevent freezing.
	The System continued efforts to improve water quality in Adams Pond by seeking removal or repair of the faulty septic systems from homes surrounding the Pond.
	The alewives stocking program for Adams Pond continued. The System was thinking about adding another type of bottom-feeding fish. Because the Safe Drinking Water Act was to promulgate water quality standards in 1977, the System initiated a Study of the Adams Pond Water Quality.
	A separate Chlorine room was planned for construction adjacent to the pump station in the spring of 1977.
	The PUC took over the bookkeeping and accounting system.
	Water System finished the year with a loss double that of 1975
1977	The lost water program saved 26 million gallons in 1977 compared to 1976.
	Lowering a pipe at Four Corners allowed discontinuation of a winter hydrant bleed.
	Deteriorated summer lines were replaced. Both ends of the Squirrel Island Line were replaced to curtail water leakage.
	Only one water line extension was completed in 1977 which consisted of 1,300 ft of 6 inch underground main on Lakeside Drive beginning at Middle Road and running in a southerly direction. Financing for the extension was shared by the Town, two customers, and the water system
	In October, the main pump at the pumping station burned out its bearings and was out of service for 3 weeks. The standby pump was able to keep up with the existing year round demand existing at that time of the year. The main pump was scheduled for replacement during this year.
	The following projects planned for completion in 1978 were to be funded by FmHA and by a special loan by the Town to the Water System in 1977:
	Squirrel Island line replacement
	New Pump and Piping at Pump Station
	Renew 10% of surface mains
	new compressor and jack hammers
	Pilot Plant Testing
	New Chlorination facility
	Water Main Extensions
	Four Corners Pipe Lowering
	Lobster Cove Pipe Insulation
	Repair of leaks on Squirrel Island
	Update Water Maps
	Alewives and suckers added to Adams Pond
1978	Gasoline was discovered adjacent to Chapel Street in a stream which empties into Adams Pond. Its presence was caused by a leak resulting from a faulty tank installation at the Quick Stop Texaco Station. The movement of gasoline was halted with hay bales.
	On May 30th, a new water line was towed into place between Spruce Point and Squirrel Island consisting of one mile of 3 inch Polyethylene pipe.
	In early August the main pump at Adams Pond stopped, an 18" eel had been sucked into it because the intake screen had come loose.
	The System filed for a 37% overall rate increase with the PUC. Squirrel Island residents protested their share of the rate increase (their rates had increase by 100%)
	New line was laid on Bridge St between Townsend Ave and the bowling alley
	An addition to the Pumping Station at Adams Pond was made to allow for a separate chlorination facility, electric switches for pumps and laboratory space. A new 100 HP pump with piping was to be installed by System personnel to save money. After Thanksgiving the Water System ran out of operating funds, and had to borrow money to finish the fiscal year.
1979	Many frozen water lines during the winter- a waiting list of up to 30 customers for thawing. System had to advise customers to bleed their lines.
	Even though a rate increase was finally granted after a year and a half delay, inflation had eaten up the expanded revenue.
	Unusually high pumping rate indicated many leaks in the system which they worked to repair.
	In July, the primary 12 inch main feeding Boothbay Harbor had broken twice within a five day period, both times along the edge of Route 27 just north of Poole Brothers. The entire system had to be shut down.
	By PUC order Mt Pisgah standpipe was scheduled for painting in Spring of 1980.
1980	5,000 ft of 2" PVC was purchased to begin replacement of galvanized pipe; as funds allow all seasonal mains were to be renewed. Mt Pisgah changed colors in May 1980 A new circuit breaker at the Pumping Station replaced a fuse panel dating from the 1940’s. Plans were made for the replacement of a line on top of the Knickerbocker bridge deck during a Maine D.O.T. rebuilding project. Maine DOT also rebuilds the Barters Island bridge with the swing span which required a submerged line.
1981	New rates became effective in March 1981. For first time in many years the System did not operate at a loss. During the winter, a bad break was repaired on Union St., and Atlantic Avenue.
1982	Extended mains on the ByWay, Corey Lane and Lake Side Drive. The West Harbor Standpipe was painted and a new vacuum pump purchased. The employees voted to join the Teamsters Union and a 2-year contract has been negotiated and signed.
1983	The surface main to Bayville was replaced. The main along Route 27 was replaced with a larger main An old section of 8 inch main near the Congregational Church was by-passed. An Engineering study for a new transmission main from the Pumping Station was initiated, as well as a contract for a hydraulic study. This was a record year of water pumped
1984	New 12-inch transmission main was installed from the Pumping Station to the Boothbay Common. New 8 inch main along Route 27 in Boothbay replaced old transmission main 30,000 ft of surface main was replaced. 20,000 ft of surface main was planned for replacement in 1985. Contracted with Wright-Pierce as the Engineer for an alternate source study, and pump improvements at the pumping station and Mt Pisgah.
1985	With new 8 inch main in place in Route 27, the old main was taken out of service All the large surface mains have been replaced in Boothbay. A new booster pump was installed at Mt. Pisgah tank An altitude valve was installed at the West Harbor Tank. In 1985 the System pumped 201,469 gallons. Southport laid a main across Townsend Gut, and in late August the Water System supplied both Southport and East Boothbay.
1986	Continued to replace surface lines to improve quality and pressure to seasonal customers. Wright-Pierce was hired to study the best way to pump water from Knickerbocker Lake as a backup supply, as well as to investigate the possibility of a filter plant at the pumping station to meet upcoming requirements for surface water filtration.
1987	Replaced main on Atlantic Ave. from Union St. to Roads End with a new 12-inch main, new fire hydrants, and also replaced existing services. Continued work to gain access to Knickerbocker Pond as a back-up supply to Adams Pond. Planned to start a system development charge for new customers. During past year Commissioners voted not to contribute towards main extensions and services, meaning all new customers will have to pay for service connection including meters and any extension of the main. West Harbor Dam water line replacement
1988	Notice from Maine DHS that by April 1989 an engineering firm would have to be hired to design a filter plant and by June 1992 a filter plant should be constructed and in operation. Wright-Pierce was contracted to conduct a water utility treatment study as the first step in the process. A new computer was installed in the office. Commissioners have been working on an emergency plan and land use protection for the Adams Pond watershed with the Boothbay Comprehensive Plan Committee and the Boothbay Sewer Commission.
1989	New 8 in. main from foot of McKown Hill to the intersection of McKown and Howard St. State has installed a new 8-inch main on McKown Pt. to replace the underwater main across the harbor. The main across the West Harbor Dam has been relocated and enlarged due to repair of the dam by the Maine DOT The 1952, 75 HP pump was replaced with a 100 HP pump. The System purchased 16 acres on Knickerbocker Pond and had applied to DEP for necessary permits to build a pump station for a back-up water supply. Wright-Pierce was engaged for the preliminary design of a filter system for Adams Pond. After 4 years new rates were sought. The System may seek step-rates to pay for the filter plant.
1990	The System was granted a DEP permit for a pump station at Knickerbocker Lakes. Wright-Pierce was in the design phase of filtration plant at this time. Pilot plants were installed to test Adams Pond water for different alternatives.
Note:	No Town annual reports written for years 1991, 1992, and 1993 The supply line from Knickerbocker Lakes to Adams Pond was completed (date of this obtained from 1997 Annual Report).
1994	Water Filtration Plant is completed at Adams Pond at the site of the former airplane landing strip. Water department functions were to be centralized at the new plant, except for the business office, which will remain at the Town Office. The sewer lines from the WTP will go to Boothbay Center to the treatment plant.
1995	Main focus of the year was bringing the water filtration plant on line and operational. Replacement of the 2” galvanized seasonal line on Barters Island with 4” Polyethylene. To date the crew has laid 10,556 ft. And will continue to lay an additional 3,688 ft and then begin transferring service connections in 1996.
1996	Replacement of 8 inch 100 year old main in Townsend Ave. with a 12 “ line. Replace the line on McKown St. Construct a line on Todd Ave. Rebuild the Dam at Adams Pond Mt Pisgah tank cover was discovered to be deteriorated and corrosion problems throughout the tank. Tank also about ¼ the size to supply needed water flows. Water Commission authorized new Water System Improvement Plan.
1997	Knickerbocker Lakes emergency supply completed with the addition of the portable pump and generator. Replacement of Mt Pisgah standpipe started. Last water system improvement study was completed in 1984, the only two projects recommended that remained outstanding was the Mt Pisgah standpipe replacement and the Western Avenue Water Line Upgrade. The report was helpful for planning and obtaining financing. New Water System Plan will include a list of needed distribution line replacements, seasonal galvanized line replacements, a hydraulic model, and a pressure zone study for the Boothbay Center Area and beyond. Replacement of Road’s End and Factory Cove Road lines during sewer line construction. Started a meter change-out program and will be installing electronically read meters.
	Southport abandoned their water supply and connected to the Boothbay Harbor Water System. The connection was by 2100 ft. of 8-inch polyethylene main across Townsend Gut. A pre-cast manhole booster pump station was constructed on Ferry Road in Boothbay Harbor to give the supply to Southport adequate pressure to fill the Southport Standpipe. A package of instrumentation and radio communications improvements were made which allows system operation based on tank levels.

1998 Completion of 600,000 gallon Mt Pisgah water storage tank.

2000 Western Avenue, Union Street and Mt. Pisgah Cross Country Water Line Upgrades completed. New 12-inch ductile iron main in Union from Townsend Avenue to Atlantic Avenue to connect to new 16-inch main on Park Street. In Park Street connected to new 16-inch ductile iron main running cross-country to new Mt. Pisgah water storage tank. New 12 and 16-inch ductile iron main from intersection of Todd Ave. and Howard Street, running along State Highway 27 to intersection with McKown and Lakeside Drive. New 8-inch main to Hutchinson Drive and Patton Lane.

2001 The Boothbay Harbor Water System (BHWS), the Town of Boothbay and East Boothbay Water District (EBWD) joined to form a new water district that encompasses all three entities through interconnections. A new high-pressure zone is being developed to interconnect the existing Boothbay and East Boothbay Systems.

2002 Began process of re-permitting Knickerbocker Lakes

2003 In November 2002, the voters overwhelmingly approve fluoridation, in 2003 fluoridation system to be constructed and become operational by September 2003.

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