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Harrison Water District 2025 Report Harrison Water District 2025 Report

The Harrison Water District serves part of Harrison and North Bridgton. We continue to monitor erosion control for new construction in the service area and to have our water tested. As in previous years, our water is always above quality standards. Bookkeeping and office duties continue to be handled by the office of Jane Gray, CPA, Front Street, Harrison. Dorothy Doucette is our Public Access Officer. Our fiscal year runs from January 1st to December 31st. The financial audits are on file at the pump station. Routine activities include fixing frozen pipes, shutting down and opening up summer services, reading meters, and reviewing building permits. The North Bridgton upgrade, where water lines have been replaced as needed, has been completed. We continue to upgrade old meters. We purchased new billing software to streamline the billing process. Customers can now pay their water bill by going on the HWD web site and selecting online bill pay. Bill payment can also be done by mail or by dropping the payment at our office. The Harrison Water District has a wonderful web site https://harrison.myruralwater.com, where people can get all the information, they need related to their water service . The board purchased a large portion of the new meters and close to all of them have been installed - Starting in the locations that needed upgrades immediately. These meters will improve the district’s ability to accurately collect the water usage of its customers, as well as streamline the superintendents ability to collect said data. The board updated the Harrison Water District Boards By-Laws to reflect the current duties of the board. We are a member of the Maine Rural Water Conference. Our Superintendent, Jeffrey Winslow attended workshops, meetings and seminars that pertain to water district matters. Meetings are usually held on the Third Wednesday of the month at 4pm in the meeting room of the Harrison Fire Station. We would welcome attendance and participation by water district customers at our meetings. The board approved a rate increase for the district starting March 15 2026, this rate increase will help the water district to continue to serve the community efficiently and with the technology and resources it needs. th The Harrison Water District serves part of Harrison and North Bridgton. We continue to monitor erosion control for new construction in the service area and to have our water tested. As in previous years, our water is always above quality standards. Bookkeeping and office duties continue to be handled by the office of Jane Gray, CPA, Front Street, Harrison. Dorothy Doucette is our Public Access Officer. Our fiscal year runs from January 1st to December 31st. The financial audits are on file at the pump station. Routine activities include fixing frozen pipes, shutting down and opening up summer services, reading meters, and reviewing building permits. The North Bridgton upgrade, where water lines have been replaced as needed, has been completed. We continue to upgrade old meters. We purchased new billing software to streamline the billing process. Customers can now pay their water bill by going on the HWD web site and selecting online bill pay. Bill payment can also be done by mail or by dropping the payment at our office. The Harrison Water District has a wonderful web site https://harrison.myruralwater.com, where people can get all the information, they need related to their water service . The board purchased a large portion of the new meters and close to all of them have been installed - Starting in the locations that needed upgrades immediately. These meters will improve the district’s ability to accurately collect the water usage of its customers, as well as streamline the superintendents ability to collect said data. The board updated the Harrison Water District Boards By-Laws to reflect the current duties of the board. We are a member of the Maine Rural Water Conference. Our Superintendent, Jeffrey Winslow attended workshops, meetings and seminars that pertain to water district matters. Meetings are usually held on the Third Wednesday of the month at 4pm in the meeting room of the Harrison Fire Station. We would welcome attendance and participation by water district customers at our meetings. The board approved a rate increase for the district starting March 15 2026, this rate increase will help the water district to continue to serve the community efficiently and with the technology and resources it needs. th

The Board of Trustees: Douglas Wall (2027) Chairman Crystal Mandler (2026) Vice Chairman (2026) At Large Patrick Daley (2025) Clerk Gina Marsters (2026) Treasurer The Board of Trustees: Douglas Wall (2027) Chairman Crystal Mandler (2026) Vice Chairman (2026) At Large Patrick Daley (2025) Clerk Gina Marsters (2026) Treasurer

Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, Patrick Daley, Clerk Patrick Daley, Clerk

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