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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 4:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2008 Lake tarange • Water level has risen to a level 78.0" below spilling, and, as of January 8th, 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 far 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 9111/07, the Town has been releasing a level of flow into the river in excess of its minimum instream flow release. • As of 10/22107, the Town's water customers are in Stage I -voluntary water restrictions. oWASA Reservoirs {as of shown for 01/1012008} • 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.