First Water District in the United States
Help Keep China Lake Clean
| China Lake is a precious resource for the Central Maine community. Not only is a great recreational spot and a habitat for wildlife, it’s also the drinking water source for the Greater Waterville area. Please click the video or head over to the Water Quality section of our website to find out more about China Lake and what you can do to help keep it clean. |
Our Source Water
The Kennebec Water District has used China Lake as its source of supply since 1905. China lake, covering an area of 6.1 square miles and a maximum depth of 85 feet, holds about 31.7 billion gallons of fresh water at any given time and provides more than enough capacity year around. The intake is in the West Basin of the lake which is largely undeveloped due to the Kennebec Water District’s management of these lands for over 100 years. Click below to find out more.
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Wondering how to pay your bill or what to do if you have dirty water? Please head over to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information. If you think there's something that should be on the FAQ that you don't see there now please let us know.
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"They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of being" - Hermann Hesse, poet
www.centralmaine.com/2021/03/01/waterville-announces-schedule-for-11-2-million-downtown-project/?...
Waterville announces schedule for $11.2 million downtown project
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Work on the revitalization project to change traffic to two-way on Main and Front streets and improve intersections and sidewalks will kick off March 15.
Every $1 invested in water and sanitation returns an average of $4 in increased productivity according to the World Health Organization. Read more at news.un.org/en/story/2014/11/484032-every-dollar-invested-water-sanitation-brings-four-fold-retur...
Every dollar invested in water, sanitation brings four-fold return in costs – UN
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For every dollar invested in water and sanitation, there is a $4.3 return in the form of reduced health care costs for individuals and society around the world, where 2.5 billion people still lack acc...