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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 17, 2006 Lake Orange • Water level is 8.5" below full (dropping at less than 0.5" per day for the time being). • Water storage capacity remaining is 91.5% (435 million gallons) • Approximately 131 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate) • Current Eno River flow at the Hillsborough gage is averaging approximately 3.0 cfs (1.94 million gallons per day). • Eno flow levels are currently well below historical median flows (approximately 10 cfs) and have been for the last two weeks. Controlled releases for instream flow from both the Lake Orange and West Fork reservoirs are maintaining streamflow at the current level. • Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions at Stage 1 have been in effect since August 5, 2006. West Fork Reservoir • Water level is at 2.5" below full • Water storage capacity remaining is 99.3% • Approximately one year of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current daily demand and releases for streamflow augmentation) OWASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 11.0" below full • Water level at University Lake is 16.5" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 93.6% • Approximately 300 days of water supply remaining (at current 7-day average daily demand[10.2 million gallons per day]) National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above r+1 or below r-1 normal RDU Piedmont-Triad -6.34"for 2005 -9.94"for 2005 -1.29" since January 1, 2006 +1.80" since January 1, 2006 +5.34" since June 1, 2006 +9.64" since June 1, 2006 Miscellaneous notes The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, updated August 8`h, no longer shows any portion of Orange County to be affected by any drought or even "abnormally dry" condition.