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• • WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE IMPACT . AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1986 This information is on the agenda as a report only. We updated the Chairman last week and wished to pass on the information to the full Board. . • The conditions we are experiencing do not fit our • Ordinance. Our ordinance sets forth 'a management plan for County action in times when water supply is being depleted. It is a downside Ordinance. It does not address what' to do when water supply is rapidly increasing. As of today Lake Orange is 51-1/2u below full. We would ' normally still be under mandatory control (until back to 32") . However, both Ben Johnston and Orange/Alamance Lakes • are spilling over the dams, and the flow today at the Eno gage is 3.70 CFS or 3 million gallons per day. This is over four times the minimum amount called for in our Ordinance; The average use for Orange/Alamance water systems is • 548,000 per day for the month of November. The Town of Hillsborough's average daily use is approximately 950,000 per day. This is below the normal demand. There has been no release of water from Lake Orange since November 5. Lake Orange water level is increasing 1/2” per day. If we did not get another drop of water there is enough water in Lake Orange- with the reduced demand - to supply to late March. The facts stated above is for your information as to , conditions as they exist today. There does not seem to be - ' any conditions under the Water Conservation Ordinance - to provide for reducing the mandatory restrictions to voluntary restrictions. We need some means to recognize the other conditions. The suggestion is the Ordinance could be amended by a footnote which would allow for voluntary restrictions when the instream flow would be above the 1. 1 million gallons per day with no release from Lake Orange. If it is the desire of the Board to amend the present Ordinance, staff will prepare,a proposal. ....