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Alamance Water system and the Town of <br /> Mebane Water System and Graham Water <br /> System. $12,500 <br /> 2. Install siphon to control downstream flow. 1,200 <br /> Subtotal $13,700 <br /> Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) <br /> 1. Design of booster of pump. $13 , 000 <br /> 2. Site acquisition for pump station. 11, 000 <br /> 3 . Acquisition of booster pump. 195, 000 <br /> Subtotal $219, 000 <br /> Reservoir Study Subtotal $60, 000 <br /> Land Acquisition for Reservoir Subtotal $91,200 <br /> Total $394,900 <br /> Senate Bill 2 Allocation $187, 450 <br /> Local Match $187,450 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Total $394, 900 <br /> The Board indicated they would reconsider the proposed project <br /> at Lake Orange when the legal questions have been resolved and <br /> further information is received on the full impact of raising the <br /> Lake two feet and the additional cost of raising it one foot now <br /> and one foot at a later date. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Marshall to study the feasibility of using wells to <br /> augment the water supply and a report brought back to the Board. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> 10. WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE (A copy of the Ordinance is <br /> in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office with corrections <br /> indicated thereon) <br /> County Manager Kenneth Thompson presented for consider- <br /> ation of adoption an Ordinance providing for the conservation of <br /> water during a water shortage, restricting the use of water and <br /> water withdrawals, and allocating augmented streamflow from <br /> reservoirs. He reviewed the Ordinance making several word changes <br /> for clarification. <br /> Commissioner Marshall asked that the "non-essential <br /> construction-related activities" mentioned in Article 2 and that <br /> the "unnecessary purpose" in Article 3, B-10 be defined. <br /> After further discussion it was decided to move the <br /> "Alert" level on the chart to 90%, and move all the other levels up <br /> 10%. <br /> Mayor Frank Sheffield reported that the Town Board did <br /> adopt a Water Conservation Ordinance this evening with changing the <br /> levels, starting at 90% and ending at 50% at Stage VI. These will <br /> be converted to inches or feet below the spillway. The other <br />