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<br />Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br />Available information as of 2:00 PM, Friday, June 20, 2008 <br />Lake tarange <br />• Water level is 13.5" below full. The Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been reinstated, <br />effective at 12:01 AM June 10tH <br />• Water storage capacity is at 88°~ (417 million gallons} <br />• Approximately 130 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate}. <br />• The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 3.3 cfs <br />(approximately 2.1 mgd}. This flow represents a level that is 116 the historical median flow <br />levels (18 cfs} for this time of year. <br />• Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of 300,000 <br />gallons per day, each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. <br />West Fork Reservoir {as of 6113/2008 [last available update] <br />• Water level is 1"below spilling <br />• Water storage capacity remaining is 99.6°f° <br />• Approximately 371 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release rate <br />(2.3 cfs, 1.42 mgd}. <br />• The Town is currently releasing 2.3 cfs (0.50 cfs or 0.32 mgd} above its minimum required <br />instream flow release of 1.8 cfs (1.16 mgd} for June. <br />• The Hillsborough Town Board lifted voluntary water use restrictions on Monday, April 14, <br />2008. <br />tJWASA Reservoirs <br />• Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 3'-11" below full <br />• Water level at University Lake is 3' - 4" below full <br />• Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 79.0 <br />• Approximately 330 days of water supply remain (at the current 30-day average daily <br />demand [8.4 million gallons per day]) <br />• At the UWASA Board of Directors meeting on May 22nd, the t~WASA Board of Directors <br />adapted a Resolution Rescinding Stage C?ne Water Shortage Restrictions and Water Rate <br />Surcharges and Reinstating a Water Supply Advisory. <br />June 23, 2008 <br />11:41 AM <br />