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3 <br /> PUBLIC PROCLAMATION <br /> REGARDING USE OF WATER OBTAINED <br /> FROM THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM <br /> SUPPLIED BY THE ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM, INC. AND <br /> THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH AND <br /> FROM ANY RAW WATER SUPPLY WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY USED BY <br /> THE ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM, INC. AND <br /> THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH <br /> Pursuant to the provisions of the ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR <br /> THE CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE <br /> USE OF WATER AND WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED <br /> STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS, I, Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair of the Board <br /> of County Commissioners, having been provided with information that <br /> the water level of Lake Orange is more than two feet below full, do <br /> hereby issue this PUBLIC PROCLAMATION declaring to all persons that <br /> a STAGE II WATER SHORTAGE ALERT is now in effect applicable to users <br /> of water from the public water system supplied by the Orange <br /> Alamance Water System, Inc. and Town of Hillsborough and from any <br /> raw water supply within Orange County used by the Orange-Alamance <br /> Water System, Inc. and the Town of Hillsborough. The following <br /> voluntary water conservation restrictions are now applicable : <br /> 1 . Use shower for bathing rather than bathtub and <br /> limit shower 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 <br /> or rinsing dishes . <br /> 4 . Limit use of clothes washers and dishwashers <br /> and when used, operate fully loaded. <br /> 5 . Limit lawn watering to that which is necessary <br /> for plants to survive. <br /> 6 . Water shrubbery the minimum required, reusing <br /> household water when possible. <br /> 7. Limit car washing to the minimum. <br /> 8 . Do not wash down outside areas such as <br /> sidewalks, patios, etc. <br /> 9 . Install water flow restrictive devices in shower heads . <br /> 10 . Use disposable and biodegradable dishes . <br /> 11 . 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 <br /> restrictions imposed pursuant to it, shall be in effect until the <br /> Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF <br /> WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF WATER <br /> WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS" is <br /> amended or repealed or until the Chair by Public Proclamation, <br /> declares that the STAGE II WATER SHORTAGE ALERT is over. <br /> By order of Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair of the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners, issued this First Day of November, 1994 . <br />