2019 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

125 MILES
^{OF PIPING}

502 PUBLIC
^{FIRE HYDRANTS}

5,592 SERVICE
^CONNECTIONS

150 GALLONS
OF WATER
^{CONSUMER AVERAGE
USE PER DAY}

6 STORAGE TANKS
11.82 MILLION
^{GALLONS PEAK STORAGE}

5 WELLS
^{3 IN THE WEST
2 IN THE EAST}

$3.8 MILLION
^BUDGET

1.7 MILLION
GALLONS OF WATER
^{PER DAY}

8 PUMPING/
DISINFECTING
^STATIONS

WASTEWATER

142 MILES
^{OF PIPING}

4,828 SERVICE
^CUSTOMERS

13 PUMP
^STATIONS

$4.4 MILLION
^BUDGET

4 TRUNKLINE
^STATIONS

4,008
^MANHOLES

1.4 BILLION GALLONS
^{PER YEAR TREATED FLOW}

3.7 MILLION GALLONS
^{TREATED EACH DAY}

STORMWATER

100 MILES
^{OF PIPING}

4.575 SERVICE
^CUSTOMERS

 

$3.0 MILLION
^BUDGET

2 COMBINED
SEWER OVERFLOW
(CSO) TANKS
^{RAILTRAIL AND
MILL PARK}

4,655
^{CATCH BASINS}

1887
^{IS THE OLDEST PIPE
REPAIRED...SO FAR}

1903
^{AUGUSTA WATER
DISTRICT FORMED}

1960
^{AUGUSTA SANITARY
DISTRICT FORMED}

2007
^{GREATER AUGUSTA
UTILITY DISTRICT
WAS CREATED}

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

34 TRUCKS 
^{AND EQUIPMENT}

$11.2 MILLION
^BUDGET

1,267 PAPERLESS
^CUSTOMERS

43 EMPLOYEES
^{AND 9 ELECTED TRUSTEES}