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Ink . DRAFT JPH MINUTES PAGE 7 district to support such a project and Johnson responded yes. Planning Board member Best inquired about loss through infiltration. Johnson responded the loss was possibly 100,000 gallons. The question of the safe yield of Seven Mile Creek was asked of Johnson. He responded the safe yield would be Increased from 1 .7 to 2.2-2.3. The water in Seven Mile Creek would be used as a backup reservoir. Wilihoit noted that the County had some preliminary engineering done in the past and a reservoir could be built on Seven Mile Creek with the potential of 6 or 7 mgds. STATEMENT BY ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, INC. In the absence of the president of Orange-Alamance Water, Inc. , Commissioner Ben Lloyd resent statement. presented the Lloyd stated that Orange-Alamance _ Water, Inc. Is a private, non-profit profit organization which began in 1967. There are approximately 1950 customers and it was organ- ized basically to serve medium to low income areas in Orange County. The plant is located on the Eno River west on Highway 70. The lines go west on Highway 70 near to the Alamance County line. The lines then go around Mebane on the north side back to Highway 70 and west to near Back Creek. From Mebane, the lines go southwest to cover an point just west to of Swepsonville. He noted the rates approximately ro double those of Hillsborough and Mebane. continued that approximately 2/3 of Orange-Alamance customers and drainage area is in Alamance County in the r Basin. An agreement has been reached with the Cape Hillsborough to replace 2 meters which would make it possible to pull water from Burlington through the Orange-Alamance system to Hillsborough. He stated that Orange-Alamance can pledge total Hillsborough, Orange County and Chapel Hill toraincrease to water supply. He noted the system had been in operation approximately 19 there Y years and here are repairs to be made. If water comes from Burlington, it must come through the Grange-Alamance system. He willingness to cooperate in any ewayestood help p the again Orange County with the needed water supply. help Proofed that as far as financing, the Board of Orange-Alamance would have to act. Willhoit asked if there had been any discussions with Burlington in transferring that part of the system in the Cape Fear over to another entity or in obtaining wafer from Burlington so that it does not result in an inter-basin diversion. Lloyd responded that no thought had been given to inter-basin transfer.