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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 10, 2008 Lake tarange The lake is full and spilling. As of midnight April 6th, the Eno Capacity Use restrictions were rescinded as the instream flow in the Eno had risen above the flow target of 10 cfs average for 7 consecutive days. Water storage capacity is at 100°l0 {424 million gallons} Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate}. In accordance with provisions of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance and in light of the increased water level in Lake Orange, the BOCC may elect to curtail the County's Water Conservation Ordinance Stage I Voluntary provisions for individual water users, or, given the ongoing draught, may also elect to keep Water Conservation Ordinance voluntary provisions in force. The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 39 cfs (approximately 25 mgd}. This flow represents a level that is approximately 10 cfs below the historical median flow 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 04/10/2008 [last available update]} • Water level is 18" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 94.5°l0 • Approximately 369 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release rate of 2.2 cfs (1.4 mgd}}. • The Town is currently releasing its minimum required instream flaw release {2.2 cfs}. • The Town's water customers have remained in Stage I -voluntary water restrictions since October. 2007. ~WASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 7'-8" below full • Water level at University Lake is 0' - 1I4" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 70.0 °~ • Approximately 403 days of water supply remain {at the current 30-day average daily demand [6.2 million gallons per day]) • On February 28, 2008, the OWASA Board voted to implement OWASA's Stage III Water Shortage restrictions, effective March 1. The local governments having civil jurisdiction over OWASA customers implemented those restrictions by proclamation on February 29. The OWASA board has since reaffirmed its decisions an Stage III water restrictions and tier rates.