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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2008 Lake grange • Water level remains at full, spilling slightly. The Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been in abeyance since midnight April 5cn • Water storage capacity is at 100% (475 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 light of the increased water level in Lake Orange, the BC?CC may elect to curtail the County's Water Conservation ordinance Stage I Voluntary provisions for individual water users, or, given the ongoing drought, may also elect to keep Water Conservation ordinance voluntary provisions in force. • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flaws are at approximately 16 cfs (approximately 10.4 mgd). This flow represents a level that is much lower than the historical median flow levels (60 cfs) 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 Fark Reser~air (as of 4118/2008 blast available updatel} • Water level is 17" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 94.9% • Approximately 374 days of water supply remaining {assuming Town's current release rate (2.2 cfs, 1.42 mgd}. • The Town is currently releasing its minimum required instream flow release {2.2 cfs). • The Hillsborough Town Board lifted voluntary water use restrictions on Monday, April 14, 2008. ~WASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 6'-11" below full • Water level at University Lake is 0' - 1.5" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 72.4 °lo • Approximately 440 days of water supply remain {at the current 30-day average daily demand [6.4 million gallons per day]) • At the UWASA Board of Directors meeting on April 10, 2008, the tJWASA Board declared a Stage One Water Shortage effective April 11, 2008 (rescinding the February 28th Stage Three declaration}.