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07,1: Lake,, the safe yieLd may be increased to 3.43 MOD , the combined safe yield of all three reservoirs. The policy statement also calls for the Orange—Alamance, OWASA and Hillsborough water systems to identify improvement measures, timetable and financing sources for additional water sources by January 27, 1986 . The N .C . Division of Water Resources has recommended that en in—stream flow of 1 .1 MGD be maintained. The policy statement recommends that the in—stream flow be based upon the unadjusted 71110 flow rate below Lake Ben Johnson . This amount would be reduced to 0 as necessary as successive emergency stages were reached . Once the maximum withdrawal Limits and in—stream flow requirements are established , the policy statement calls • for Local governments and water suppliers to prohibit additional uses which singly or in aggregate would cause the water allocations established to be exceeded . Development approvals up to the a L location Levels would be staged in accordance with the amount of demand and the timing required to provide major, new water supplies . 5. The po licy statement calls for the County and water suppliers to join together to conduct an engineering study of new water supply sources and sites . It aLso calls ', for all water providers to study existing water rate structures to determine their capacity for developing a reserve to finance new construction for additional supply . IMPLICATIONS Listed below are the current water demands in the Upper Eno River Basin . Orange—A lamance Local Consumption 0 .16 MGD Inter—Basin Transfer to Mebane Area 0 .44 MGD Hillsborough Local Consumption 1 .40 MOD Inter—Basin Transfer to OWASA 1 .60 MOD In—Stream IF Low Requirement Adjusted for Inter—Basin Transfer 1 .10 MGD (NC Division of Water Resources) CURRENT WATER DEMAND 4.60 MGD At the November 25, 1985 public hearing , medium/high scenarios for', estimated water use were presented. For aLl developments approved by the County and Town of Hillsborough prior to November, the estimated (high) water use was 0 .52 MGD . The estimated (high) water use for Scotswood was 0.25 MGD and for Wildwood Section IV, 0 .04 MGD. Thus , the tateL estimated water