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070 <br /> (Page 2 . 3-8 (a) ) <br /> • <br /> 2010 . The water from this reservoir is in an upland watershed, most <br /> of which lies in Orange County, and is considered to be of high <br /> quality Adc itic l y, tie City o Durham lans to continue <br /> e aergen r:: ater tae f the Eno R ;ve make. : <br /> In Alamance County, Graham-Mebane an <br /> y�..... . a ea <br /> Reservoirs with n estimated 2� dear safe 3�s1 of �. A <br /> large"' part of this watershed"" lies in Ch eks" and" Cedar riove <br /> Townships of Orange County. <br /> The City of Burlington is developing a reservoir on Greater <br /> Alamance Creek west of the Town of Alamance. It is scheduled to be <br /> built in two stages with a final capacity of 34 mgd. $b** of`"thii <br /> ..:.i4.i,..4y:�/f`�:Yi}i:.i:.:t::•::;..;i::i;r:•:.:.i•::.i.i.;^:".:::::i:':h:vk;'<f r{:ri:f.i(''�4'.{i�iyr::'::,:i}i:.::i:.y:{::Y':'C.i::ii:.::i:'::.:.?::i:i::•:.i:::fii:ii.'ri:i.iii:L.:::iiy::::::.:.::...:::.::.::.:::.: .:.:....................... <br /> •iii Y'R#Afjtr1Y!::i:i '4Ri:f�1:. .. .. >::`.::.`. jxi:.. .. .::.., .i ri::;:,:...;: :'..:.::{. i::y::... .. <br /> ..:::::::.::::::<.::.::::.:::::.::::::::::::::::;< ;.;:�F.::.::.::::::::::::::: .c .::..:i�:.:>:�erscrr: ;Cc�x�nt. :: •:;,:>:13.f��e�r >i: ' <:::..•. �.. <br /> :•:>�.•����::.ipMaY"� ,,`:YMk �1�;;1•,.�,.. :;:rir�i► � r �y/M .�.1 ii•i2:. +s ' <br /> The public water supply systems in Orange County are interconnected <br /> with each other and with the municipal systems in Graham-Mebane and <br /> Durham. While these interconnections were activated in order to <br /> supply water in emergency situations, they should be the precursor <br /> of a more regional approach to water supply. Good reservoir sites <br /> are not distributed equally among counties in the Piedmont. <br /> Counties such as Orange need to look beyond their borders for <br /> future supplies. <br />