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8 <br /> Timeline of Actions Taken by OWASA and OCHD in Regards to the February 2017 Water <br /> Emergency <br /> February 8, 2017 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 9:30 am Began flushing interconnection with Chatham County <br /> 9:30 am Began flushing interconnection with Hillsborough <br /> 10:13 am OWASA water main broke in northeast Chapel Hill <br /> 11:00 am OWASA requested activation of the Orange County Emergency <br /> Operations Center(EOC) and Water Emergency Team Partners <br /> 11:30 am OWASA issued"DO NOT USE" directive to customers to prevent <br /> contamination and protect emergency supply <br /> 11:30 am Water main break isolated by locating and closing control valves <br /> 12:00 pm Repair work began on water main break <br /> 2:00 pm Orange County Health Department(OCHD)issued"DO NOT USE" and <br /> "DO NOT DRINK" directives <br /> 2:00 pm Second Durham interconnection activated to maintain pressure and storage <br /> 4:00 pm Press briefing by Water Emergency Team Partners and OWASA at Orange <br /> County Emergency Operation Center <br /> 5:15 pm Chatham County interconnection activated <br /> 10:24 pm Backup pump delivered to primary Durham interconnect and prepared for <br /> service <br /> February 4, 2017 <br /> 1:30 am Third backup pump activated for dewatering clearwell <br /> 9:00 am Began re-filling clearwell with non-fluoridated filtered water <br /> 10:30 am Water main repaired; flushing began to ensure water quality <br /> 12:34 pm All distribution samples found to be clear and absent of bacteriological <br /> indicators <br /> 2:24 pm "DO NOT USE" and "DO NOT DRINK" directives lifted by OCHD and <br /> OWASA <br /> 2:30 pm Joint news release on safety of drinking water,progress on repairs, and <br /> request for conservation <br /> 3:00 pm Press briefing on progress at Orange County Emergency Operation Center <br /> 3:30 pm Boil water advisory issued for customers near line break <br /> 5:56 pm Interconnection with Chatham County deactivated <br /> 6:30 pm Discharge from clearwell completed <br /> 6:37 pm OWASA Water Treatment Plant back in full operation <br /> 7:47 pm Second interconnection with Durham deactivated <br /> 9:04 pm Primary interconnection with Durham deactivated <br /> In order to ensure that critical public health messages reached as many of our customers as <br /> possible, multiple(and sometimes overlapping) channels were used to release news of changes in <br /> status. <br /> CoUlcen Bridger, MPI ,PhD Ed Kerwin <br /> Orange County Health Director OWASA Executive Director <br /> ,o1) MASA, <br /> Pir <br />