Pipe works that provide drinking water to Lewiston and Auburn can be seen in the drinking water treatment and pumping station located on the east shore of Lake Auburn. Plant operator Dave Minkowsky can be seen on the right.
Mary Jane Dillingham, water quality manager for Lewiston-Auburn, tests the quality of the drinking water in the microbiology lab in the new treatment facility in Auburn.
Lewiston-Auburn’s new drinking water treatment facility, located on the east shore of Lake Auburn, is 10,500 square feet and, at a cost of $11 million, constructed to meet federal safe water regulations. The facility features ultraviolet light treatment technology to cut down on the amount of chlorine used, while safeguarding against waterborne viruses and pathogens that could show up in the future. The station pumps water for Lewiston and Auburn, with plans to provide water to Poland. Water is pumped to the Twin Cities at an average rate of 5,000 gallons per minute, 24 hours a day.
Plant operator Dave Minkowsky monitors water quality at the ultraviolet light treatment units.
The water quality monitoring panel at the Lewiston-Auburn drinking water treatment and pumping station in Auburn.
The exterior of the treatment facility on the east shore of Lake Auburn.
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- Pipe works that provide drinking water to Lewiston and Auburn can be seen in the drinking water treatment and pumping station located on the east shore of Lake Auburn. Plant operator Dave Minkowsky can be seen on the right.
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- Plant operator Dave Minkowsky monitors water quality at the ultraviolet light treatment units.
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- Mary Jane Dillingham, water quality manager for Lewiston-Auburn, tests the quality of the drinking water in the microbiology lab in the new treatment facility in Auburn.
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- A view of the Lewiston-Auburn drinking water treatment and pumping station in Auburn.
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- The water quality monitoring panel at the Lewiston-Auburn drinking water treatment and pumping station in Auburn.
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- The exterior of the treatment facility on the east shore of Lake Auburn.
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