1. Worked with the Brewer Water Department on a second interconnect between the two water systems.  These interconnects allow a short-term emergency supply of water to be fed in either direction.

2. Completed the construction of a 3.4 million gallon reinforced concrete water storage tank at Essex St. This concrete tank replaces two old steel tanks that needed repairs and painting.  The concrete storage tank does not need repainting and has significantly lower  long-term maintenance costs. New technology allows construction of larger concrete storage facilities than previously possible. 

3. Started preliminary design for installation of federally mandated additional water treatment (ultra-violet disinfection) at the Butler Ozone Plant by 2013, at an estimated cost of $6 million.  (The alternative to UV disinfection could be construction of a filter plant at a cost of $65 million). 

4. Began design of overdue upgrades for Johnston Pump Station which has essentially been on-line since 1957. The upgrades would substantially increase electrical efficiency.

5. Finalized plans to install an electric power-generating turbine producing “green power” at BWD’s control valve site in Veazie. One pressure-reducing valve was replaced with the turbine, and the resulting power will be sold.

6.  Complied with a state-mandated conversion of our records related to water lines and valves to an electronic (GIS) format.   The new  format—which can be shared with others such as the City of Bangor—will provide a more in-depth, better organized, and easier to use database.

7. Replaced approximately 1200 feet of 8-inch pipe on Mt. Hope Ave. between Forest Ave. and Birch St. and 600 feet of 6-inch pipe on Bellevue Ave. Both locations had old water pipes that had experienced several leaks.

8. Infrastructure maintenance of hydrants and valves: targeted older hydrants and inoperable valves.