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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 1:00 PM, Thursday, February 14, 2008 Lake tarange • Water level has risen to a level 67.0" below spilling. As of February 14t", the Eno Capacity Use restrictions were revised upward to Stage II I withdrawals and instream flow releases (1.7 cfs from Lake Orange + 1.0 cfs from West Fork Reservoir} • Water storage capacity is at 51.4% {244 million gallons} • Approximately 88 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate} • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 31.0 cfs {approximately 20 mgd}. This flow represents aone-half of the median flaw 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 02/01/2008 (last available updatel) • Water level is 96" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 49.7°~ • Approximately 189 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 10/22107, the Town's water customers are in Stage I -voluntary water restrictions. ~WASA Reservoirs (as of shown for 02114120081 • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 194" below full • Water level at University Lake is 62.3" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 40.0 °~ • Approximately 191 days of water supply remaining (at current 30-day average daily demand [7.4 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. • Additional stages of water restriction and the circumstances (water remaining in storage, time of year, water demand, etc.} that will cause their implementation will be discussed at tonight's meeting of the OWASA Board of Directors.