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PUBLIC PROCLAMATION <br />REGARDING USE OF WATER OBTAINED <br />FROM THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM <br />SUPPLIED BY THE ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM, INC. AND <br />THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH AND <br />FROM ANY RAW WATER SUPPLY WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY USED BY <br />THE ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM, INC. AND <br />THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH <br />Pursuant to the provisions of the ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE <br />CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE <br />USE OF WATER AND WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED <br />STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS, I, Alice Gordon, Chair of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, having been provided with information that the water level of Lake Orange is <br />more than two feet, below full, do hereby issue this PUBLIC PROCLAMATION declaring to <br />all persons that a stage II water shortage ALERT is now in effect applicable to users of water <br />from the public water system supplied by the Orange Alamance Water System, Inc. and Town of <br />Hillsborough and from any raw water supply within Orange County used by the Orange- <br />Alamance Water System, Inc. and the Town of Hillsborough. The following voluntary water <br />conservation measures are now applicable: <br />1. Use shower for bathing rather than bathtub and limit shower to no more than four (4) <br />minutes. <br />2. Limit flushing of toilets by multiple usage. <br />3. Do not leave faucets running while shaving or rinsing dishes. <br />4. Limit use of clothes washers and dishwashers and when used, operate fully loaded. <br />5. Limit lawn watering to that which is necessary for plants to survive. <br />6. Water shrubbery the minimum required, reusing household water when possible. <br />7. Limit car washing to the minimum. <br />8. Do not wash down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, etc. <br />9. Install water flow restrictive devices in shower heads. <br />10. Use disposable and biodegradable dishes. <br />11. Install water saving devices such as bricks, plastic bottles or commercial units in <br />toilet tanks. <br />12. Limit hours of operation ofwater-cooled air conditioners. <br />This proclamation, and the voluntary conservation restrictions imposed pursuant to it, <br />shall be in effect until the Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE <br />CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE <br />USE OF WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED <br />STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS" is amended or repealed or until the Chair by Public <br />Proclamation, declares that the Stage II Water Shortage ALERT is over. <br />By order of Alice Gordon, Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, issued <br />this 11th day of August, 1999. r1 ~ - ' ~~ J <br />