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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 4:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2008 Lake Orange • Water level has risen to a level 78.0" below spilling, and, as of January 81h, the Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been revised upward to Stage IV withdrawals and instream flow releases • Water storage capacity remaining is 45.3% (215 million gallons) • Approximately 80 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate) • The Hillsborough gage indicates that recent Eno River flows have varied between 2.0 and 150.0 cfs (approximately 1.3 to 97 mgd). Instream flow has varied from well above to well below the median flow levels for this time of year. • Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day, each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. West Fork Reservoir (as of 01/09/2008) • Water level is 89" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 53.4% • Approximately 203 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release rate (2.0 cfs, 1.3 mgd). • Since 9/11/07, the Town has been releasing a level of flow into the river in excess of its minimum instream flow release. • As of 10/22/07, the Town's water customers are in Stage I —voluntary water restrictions. . OWASA Reservoirs (as of shown for 01/10/2008) • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 14'-3"" below full • Water level at University Lake is 6'-8" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 42.8 % • Approximately 235 days of water supply remaining (at current 30-day average daily demand [6.5 million gallons per day]) • On October 18, 2007 OWASA and the local governments having civil jurisdiction over OWASA customers implemented OWASA's Stage II Water Shortage restrictions. •