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CAN JT SUPPLY AN ADEDUATE Sl1PPLY OF HIGH QUALITY WATER? <br /> COUNTY AUTHORITY COUNTY DEPT. FOR RAW WATER STATUS QUO ' <br /> *Flexible-2 basins *Single basin unless County <br /> operates Cane Creek <br /> * In-house control *Fragmented quality control <br /> over quality <br /> *Better able to serve *Retail distribution is not <br /> new areas and assured <br /> provide for growth <br /> *Allows short term *Short term purchase required <br /> supply to north while while new sources found & <br /> long term solution in developed <br /> works County-wide <br /> *Easier coordination <br /> of community systems OWASA <br /> *Cane Creek OK for 20- <br /> 30 years <br /> *Emergency connections <br /> to Hillsborough and <br /> Durham <br /> *Participation in <br /> Jordan lake within <br /> ten years <br /> Hillsborough <br /> *Connected to OWASA and <br /> OAWS for emergencies <br /> *Probably OK for ten <br /> years if augmented by <br /> Durham and OWASA <br /> *Difficult to get water <br /> from Jordan Lake <br /> Orange-Alamance <br /> *Difficult to get water <br /> from Jordan Lake <br /> * Immediate expansion of <br /> supply is needed <br /> *Emergency connections <br /> to Hillsborough and <br /> Graham/Mebane <br />