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r <br /> ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> 106 EAST MARGARET LANE <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, N. C. <br /> 27278 <br /> MOSES CAREY.JR. <br /> STEPHEN H.HALKIOTIS <br /> JOHN HARTWELL <br /> SHIRLEY E.MARSHALL <br /> DON WILLHOIT PUBLIC PROCLAMATION <br /> REGARDING USE OF WATER OBTAINED <br /> FROM THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM <br /> SUPPLIED BY THE ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY <br /> AND FROM ANY RAW WATER SUPPLY WITHIN <br /> ORANGE COUNTY USED BY THE <br /> ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY <br /> Pursuant to the provisions of the ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE <br /> CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF <br /> WATER AND WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED STREAMFLOW FROM <br /> RESERVOIRS, i, Moses Carey, Jr. , Vice-Chair of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners, having been provided with information that the water level <br /> of University Lake is more than 24 inches below full do hereby issue this <br /> PUBLIC PROCLAMATION declaring to all persons that a STAGE II WATER <br /> SHORTAGE ALERT <br /> stisct now <br /> s in effect <br /> ctpland <br /> ndblthe following voluntary water <br /> conservation re <br /> 1. Use shower for bathing rather than bathtub and limit shower <br /> to no more than four (4) minutes. <br /> 2. Limit flushing of toilets by multiple usage. <br /> 3 . Do not leave faucets running while shaving or rinsing <br /> dishes. <br /> 4. Limit use of clothes washers and dishwashers, and when <br /> used, operate;-full y loaded. -- = <br /> 5. Limit lawn watering to that which is necessary for plants <br /> 6. Water shrubbe <br /> to survive. ;:.; <br /> ry the minimum required, : reusing household <br /> water when possible. <br /> 7. Limit car washing to the- minimum. <br /> 8. Do not wash. down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, <br /> etc. <br /> 9. Install water flow restrictive devices in shower heads. <br /> 10. Use disposable and biodegradable dishes. - <br /> li. Install water saving devices such as bricks, plastic <br /> bottles, or commercial units in toilet tanks. <br /> 12. Limit hours of operation of water-cooled air conditioners. <br /> This proclamation, and the voluntary conservation restrictions <br /> imposed pursuant to it, shall be in effect until the Ordinance entitled <br /> "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION . OF WATER DURING A WATER <br /> SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF WATER AND WATER WITHDRAWALS, AN <br /> ALLOCATING AUGMENTED STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS" is amended or repealed or <br /> until the Chairperson by Public Proclamation, declares that the Stage II <br /> Water Shortage ALERT is over. <br /> = This the 25th day of July, 1988. <br />