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30 <br /> Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 3:00 PM, Thursday, February 12, 2009 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is full and spilling. Eno River Capacity Use restrictions have been lifted <br /> since midnight on December 61h. Reinstatement of restrictions in not anticipated until <br /> the beginning of the 2009 dry season. <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 the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 17 <br /> cfs (11.0 mgd). This flow represents a level that is approximately 24% of the historical <br /> median flow level (70 cfs) for this day of the year. <br /> • Orange Alamance has been operating its water plant five days a week (Monday-Friday) <br /> with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. <br /> West Fork Reservoir <br /> • Water level is full and spilling <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 full. <br /> • Water level at University Lake is 0.5" below full. <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 99% <br /> • Approximately 496 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current <br /> 30-day average daily demand [7.2 million gallons per day]) <br /> • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect <br /> National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 1/28/2009) <br /> (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) <br /> RDU Piedmont-Triad <br /> -2.55" since January 1, 2009 -1.86" since January 1, 2009 <br /> -1.06" since February 1, 2009 -0.90" since February 1, 2009 <br /> Miscellaneous notes <br /> The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated January 27, 2009, <br /> indicates that all of Orange County lies within the area of the state characterized as <br /> experiencing "abnormally dry" conditions, the least severe drought category. <br />