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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 2:30 PM, Wednesday, November 26, 2008 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is 9" below spilling. <br /> • Water storage capacity is at 91.5% (432.9 million gallons) <br /> • Approximately 134 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br /> rate). <br /> • The Hillsborough USGS stream gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at <br /> approximately 4.7 cfs (3.1 mgd). This flow represents a level that is approximately on- <br /> fourth of the historical median flow level for this day of the year. The Eno River <br /> Capacity Use Restrictions are currently in place. <br /> • Orange-Alamance continues to operate its water plant five days a week (Monday- <br /> Friday) with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. <br /> West Fork Reservoir (as of 11/17/2008 [last available update)) <br /> • Water level is full <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 100% <br /> • Approximately 368 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current 30 day <br /> average water consumption rate (1.15 mgd). <br /> • The Town of Hillsborough Town Board currently has no water use restrictions on its <br /> customers in effect. <br /> OWASA Reservoirs <br /> • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 3 feet 4.75" below full <br /> • Water level at University Lake is 1.5" below full <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 85.4 % <br /> • Approximately 389 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current <br /> 30-day average daily demand [7.82 million gallons per day]) <br /> • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect <br /> National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 11/25/2008) <br /> (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) <br /> RDU Piedmont-Triad <br /> +3.55" since September 1, 2008 -2.01" since September 1, 2008 <br /> +6.90" since January 1, 2008 -5.08" since January 1, 2008 <br /> Miscellaneous notes <br /> The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated November 25, <br /> 2008, indicates that all of Orange County lies within the area characterized as experiencing <br /> normal precipitation conditions, i.e. no drought conditions. <br />