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WATER I. SUPPLYs Wake County is adequately supplied with water by interconnection with Falls Lake through the Raleigh water treatment plant at least for-the period 1985-92. Several towns have independent supplies and the option of further development of such supplies. Cary is considering Jordan Lake as its supply source. Holly Springs plans an additional well and Zebulon is studying an impoundment on Little Creek as a potential eight mgd. supply. The present Wake Forest reservoir is adequate for the period except for exceptionally dry years. In Orange County, completion of the Cane Creek reservoir will provide water for southern Orange County beyond the study period. When OWASA no longer needs water from Hillsborough, the Eno River, supplemented by Lake Orange which is owned by, the County, will provide adequate. water. Corporation Lake water rl supply for the Orange-Alamance Water Company, is also adequate for the study period. It can be supplemented, if needed, from Lake Orange, Orange County is studying an additional water supply reservoir. For the long term, Jordan Lake with a potential for a municipal water supply up to 100 mgd is a major resource. It should be considered by Durham and Chatham Counties as well as Wake and Orange Counties. Other more remote counties, pafticularly those below the dam, have a legitimate claim to water from this source. Joint development of intake and treatment works offer the most economical use of Jordan Lake for the counties above the dam. However, a considerable degree of cooperation among the potential users would be necessary for this to come about. TREATMENT: Only the OWASA system projects use in 1992 beyond the capacity of its treatment facilities. OWASA plans a 5 mgd. addition to its treatment plant by 1988. Zebulon projects a demand in 1992 equal to its plant capacity and plans to make operational changes to increase that capacity by 50%. Zebulon also has the option of using its water allocation from Raleigh to supplement its own supply. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: Wake County is a major factor in expanding the water distribution system into unnerved areas. Some towns in Wake County require annexation in return for water and sewer service. The cost of water distribution to and within new developments is, in general, borne by the developers. In most of the towns the present water distribution system is adequate for fire protection. In the exceptions, improvements to the system to remedy the weaknesses are planned. 11-2