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Seventy-five people attended an open house Saturday afternoon at the Water Treatment Plant and Water Tower in New Auburn. Above, New Auburn Mayor Roger Becker (right) visited with John Graupman (left), engineer with Bolten and Menk, and Gerald Woodley (center), Mankato representative from Sen. Norm Coleman’s office. The Water Treatment Facility cost $950,000, while the Water Tower cost $439,000. Construction of the new facilities began in June 2006 and was completed in June 2007.