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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 4:44 PM, Thursday, November 29, 2047 Lake tarange • Water level is 93.4" below spilling, and we remain in Stage 5 Eno Capacity Use restrictions • Water storage capacity remaining is 37.9°~ {179 million gallons} • Appraximately 69 days of water supply remaining {at Capacity Use specified release rate) • The Hillsborough gage indicates current Eno River flow to varies between 1.o and 2.4 cfs (approximately 654,444 to 1.3 mgd}. This is a real likelihood that beaver activity is now affecting the gage readings, at least intermittently. Regardless, instream flow continues to be well below the median flow levels far this time of year. • Stage 5 Eno River Capacity Use withdrawal restrictions (no contribution to instream flow from Lake Orange} went into effect November 8, 2447. • Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of 344,004 gallons per day, each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. West Fark Reservoir (as of 11115/07} • Water level is 76" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 60.1 • Appraximately 217 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release rate (3.4 cfs, 1.94 mgd}. • Since 9111147, the Town has been releasing a level of flow into the river well 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 • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 151.8" below full • Water level at University Lake is 81.5" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 46.8 °~ • Approximately 218 days of water supply remaining (at current 34-day average daily demand [7.6 million gallons per day]) • On October 18, 2447 OWASA and the local governments having civil jurisdiction over OWASA customers implemented OWASA's Stage II Water Shortage restrictions.