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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2008 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level remains at full, spilling slightly. The Eno Capacity Use restrictions have <br /> been in abeyance since midnight April 61h <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). In accordance with provisions of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance <br /> and light of the increased water level in Lake Orange, the BOCC may elect to curtail the <br /> County's Water Conservation Ordinance Stage I Voluntary provisions for individual <br /> water users, or, given the ongoing drought, may also elect to keep Water Conservation <br /> Ordinance voluntary provisions in force. <br /> • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 16 <br /> cfs (approximately 10.4 mgd). This flow represents a level that is much lower than the <br /> historical median flow levels (60 cfs) for this time of year. <br /> • Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of <br /> 300,000 gallons per day, each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. <br /> West Fork Reservoir (as of 4/18/2008 [last available update') <br /> • Water level is 17" below spilling <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 94.9% <br /> • Approximately 374 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release <br /> rate (2.2 cfs, 1. 42 mgd). <br /> • The Town is currently releasing its minimum required instream flow release (2.2 cfs). <br /> • The Hillsborough Town Board lifted voluntary water use restrictions on Monday, April <br /> 14, 2008. <br /> OWASA Reservoirs <br /> • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 6'-11" below full <br /> • Water level at University Lake is 0' — 1.5" below full <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 72.4 % <br /> • Approximately 440 days of water supply remain (at the current 30-day average daily <br /> demand [6.4 million gallons per day]) <br /> • At the OWASA Board of Directors meeting on April 10, 2008, the OWASA Board <br /> declared a Stage One Water Shortage effective April 11, 2008 (rescinding the February <br /> 28th Stage Three declaration). <br />