2018 GAUD by the Numbers

The Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) is a standalone quasi-municipal entity. Its roots go back to 1903, when the Augusta Water District was formed to take over a private water company. Today, the District is a regional public utility that owns, operates and maintains the water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in Augusta; drinking water delivery in Manchester and East Winthrop; the wastewater system in Hallowell; and regional wastewater collection and treatment for the communities of Monmouth, Winthrop and Manchester.  We have an amazing amount of infrastructure and thought it would be fun to break it into some numbers to tell our story. Enjoy!

WATER

Hose

125 MILES
OF PIPING

Fire Hydrant

502 PUBLIC
FIRE HYDRANTS

Building

5,557 SERVICE
CONNECTIONS

Water

150 GALLONS
OF WATER

CONSUMER AVERAGE
USE PER DAY

Water Tank

6 STORAGE TANKS
11.82 MILLION

GALLONS PEAK STORAGE

Well

5 WELLS
3 IN THE WEST
2 IN THE EAST

Gear

$3.7 MILLION
BUDGET

Water Droplets

1.7 MILLION
GALLONS OF WATER

PER DAY

Water Pump

8 PUMPING/
DISINFECTING

STATIONS

WASTEWATER

Pipe

142 MILES
OF PIPING

Building

4,828 SERVICE
CUSTOMERS

Water Pump

13 PUMP
STATIONS

Gear

$4.6 MILLION
BUDGET

Cylinder

4 TRUNKLINE
STATIONS

Manhole Cover

4,008
MANHOLES

Pipes

1.4 BILLION GALLONS
PER YEAR TREATED FLOW

Hand holding water

3.7 MILLION GALLONS
TREATED EACH DAY

STORMWATER

Pipe

100 MILES
OF PIPING

Building

4.567 SERVICE
CUSTOMERS

 

Gear

$3.3 MILLION
BUDGET

Sewer Tank

2 COMBINED
SEWER OVERFLOW
(CSO) TANKS

RAILTRAIL AND
MILL PARK

Storm Water Catch Basin

4,655
CATCH BASINS

Tool

1887
IS THE OLDEST PIPE
REPAIRED...SO FAR

Water Faucet

1903
AUGUSTA WATER
DISTRICT FORMED

Toilet

1960
AUGUSTA SANITARY
DISTRICT FORMED

Water Droplet

2007
GREATER AUGUSTA
UTILITY DISTRICT
WAS CREATED

Pipe

2.5 MILES OF PIPE
REPLACED EACH YEAR FOR
AN INVESTMENT OF $2.4 MILLION

Truck

34 TRUCKS 
AND EQUIPMENT

Gear

$11.6 MILLION
BUDGET

Person at desk

1,129 PAPERLESS
CUSTOMERS

Three People

38 EMPLOYEES
AND 9 ELECTED TRUSTEES