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7 <br /> Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 30, 2009 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is full and spilling <br /> • Water storage capacity is at 100% (475 million gallons) <br /> • Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br /> rate). <br /> • The Hillsborough gage indicates that current Eno River flows are at approximately 12 <br /> cfs (.8 mgd). This flow represents a level that is well below the historical median flow <br /> level (40 cfs) for this day of the year. <br /> • Orange Alamance continues the operation of its water plant five days a week (Monday- <br /> Friday) with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. <br /> West Fork Reservoir (as last reported 2/27/2009) <br /> • Water level is full and spilling <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 100 % <br /> • Approximately 366 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current 30 day <br /> average water consumption rate (1.124 mgd). <br /> OWASA Reservoirs (as last reported 04/29/2009) <br /> • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is full. <br /> • Water level at University Lake is full. <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 100 % <br /> • Approximately 457 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current <br /> 30-day average daily demand [7.8 million gallons per day]) <br /> • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect <br /> National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 4/30/2009) <br /> (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) <br /> RDU Piedmont-Triad <br /> -1.01" since April 1, 2009 -0.30" since April 1, 2009 <br /> -1.52" since January 1, 2009 -2.04" since January 1, 2009 <br /> Miscellaneous notes <br /> The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated April 21, 2009, <br /> indicates that all of Orange (and all surrounding counties) County lies within the area of the <br /> state characterized as experiencing no abnormally dry weather or drought conditions. <br />