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PP <br /> ----"'N Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> 400 Jones Ferry Road <br /> WASA l P.O. Box 366 <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> (919) 968-4421 <br /> November 30, 1987 <br /> HAND-DELIVERED <br /> Mrs. Shirley Marshall, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Orange County Courthouse <br /> 106 East Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Chair Marshall: <br /> On August 4, 1987 Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) requested the <br /> implementation of Stage I voluntary water conservation measures under Orange <br /> County's Water Conservation Ordinance. This action was requested as a <br /> precautionary measure to assure our community of an adequate supply of water <br /> during the traditionally dry summer and fall months. <br /> The recent rainfall has substantially improved the local water supply outlook. <br /> Our community's water supply reservoirs (University Lake, Stone Quarry Reservoir <br /> and Cane Creek Temporary Impoundment) are presently more than 80% full and it is <br /> expected that they will return to full levels during the next few months. Based <br /> on OWASA's review of the water supply model and drought management strategy <br /> developed by Dr. David Moreau, Director of the North Carolina Water Resources <br /> Research Institute, it has been determined that the formal request for voluntary <br /> water conservation measures is no longer needed. In light of the improved water <br /> supply situation, you are hereby requested to issue a proclamation lifting the <br /> Stage I request for voluntary conservation measures. <br /> I am pleased to inform you that construction of the Cane Creek Reservoir is <br /> proceeding on schedule. The anticipated completion date is June, 1989. Until <br /> then, OWASA will supplement the local water supply by obtaining water from <br /> Durham and Lake Holt, near Butner. Water conservation measures may also be <br /> needed during extended dry weather periods which occur between now and the time <br /> Cane Creek Reservoir is completed and filled. When it is completed in mid-1989, <br /> Cane Creek Reservoir will provide our community with an ample supply of water <br /> for the foreseeable future. <br /> The continuing assistance and cooperation provided by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners, County administration and the residents of the community is <br /> greatly appreciated. <br /> Sinc y, <br /> 6 : <br /> vie J <br /> Patrick K. Davis <br /> Acting Executive Director <br /> wp <br /> cc: Edward N. Mann, Jr., Chairman, OWASA Board of Directors <br /> Albert Kittrell, Acting County Manager, Orange County <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />