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Brunswick. Additionally, a new well and pump station were constructed at the new location, enhancing the district's capacity to provide consistent water service in the event of a pump station failure. Over the past two decades, the system has grown rapidly and in 1988, a new storage tank was built on Church Road in
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Brunswick and Topsham in 1936, which inundated the pumping station with 15 feet (4.6 m) of water. To prevent damage from future floods, the pumping station needed to be flood-proofed, which was deemed too expensive. As a result, the District decided to look for a new groundwater source and
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storage facility to accommodate both the current and future supply demands. In 1939, a new steel standpipe was installed off River Road in
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