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DEC-13-1995 15:44 TRIANGi_E J COG 1 919 549 9390 P.03/07 DRAM FROM TRIANGLE J COUNCIL OF GOVEMENTS 13 The Water 5yj=of Change Cgmjy. Orange County has an estimated Year 1995 population of 106,585(Office of State Planning). Water supply to these residents is provided by 2 publicly-owned community water systems,a private non-profit community water system,40 privately-owned community water systems,and many private wells. Additional water systems also serve numerous non-residential developments throughout the County. As of July,1995,the Public Water Supply Section of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health (NCDEH)regulates 101 water systems located in Orange County. Those systems are listed in Table 1. There are 43=mttmty water systems(at least 15 service connections or 25 or more residents served)in Orange County. These systems serve an estimated 82,105 people,or 779/6 of the County's residents. Of these systems,only 2(less than 5 9/6)are publicly-owned. The Change Water and Sewer Authority system serves an estimated 50,000 people through 13,349 service connections. The Town of Hillsborough system serves an estimated 10,131 people through 3,901 connections. The 41 private community systems serve an estimated 11,975 residents through an estimated 4,486 service connections. The largest privately-owned system is Orange- Alamance Water System,Inc.,serving approximately 7,650 people through 2,900 connections. There are 11 privately-owned systems serving various single family residential subdivisions in the County. These 11 systems serve a total of 2,104 people through 723 service connections. Another 28 private water systems serve mobile home parks located throughout the County. It is estimated that these mobile home park systems serve 2,071 people through 856 service connections. Groundwater is the source of water supply for 40 of the 43(93°/)community water systems in Orange County;however,surface water is the source of supply for approximately 77,780 residents served by the three largest water systems in the County. In addition to the 43 public and privately-owned community water systems summarized above,NCDEH regulates 58 non-community water systems located in Change County. These systems serve the following types of non-residential developments:churches(27); campgrounds and recreational areas and facilities(6);restaurants(6);motels(4);other business and industries(11);schools(2),and governmental facilities(2). All of the non- community water systems utilize groundwater as the source of water supply. Figure 1 illustrates the relationship between the size and population served by the community water systems. Nearly.750/6 of the community systems in Orange County serve less than 150 people each,and together they serve 21'6 of all County residents. Change Since 1975 Table 2 lists the private community water systems that were reportedly in existence in Orange County in 1975. At that time there were 59 private community water systems providing water service through an estimated 1,516 connections. Of those 59 systems,52 systems served mobile home parks in Orange County.