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1 <br /> The Cane Creek Reservoir in Bingham Township, completed in <br /> 1989, provides the system with an additional 10 million <br /> gallons per day (mgd) . University Lake is augmented by raw <br /> water 'storage in the former American Stone Quarry NC54 <br /> west of Carrboro. The 20 year safe yield of the quarry <br /> estimated at 0.5 mgd, giving OWASA atotal currentr20k year <br /> safe yield of 14 mgd with the completion <br /> Reservoir. <br /> OWASA is interconnected conneatian isethrough Hillsborough <br /> systems. The Durham <br /> can supply up to 3.9 mgd. In 1977 OWASA constructed a 16" <br /> agreement connection eotwolsystemsgallowed that <br /> OWASA to receive up <br /> agreement between the Y <br /> to 2.0 mgd from Hillsborough in emergency situations. The <br /> pipeline was used the t time The <br /> construction of a pum p tationnear Calvander in 1987 now <br /> Jordan Lake <br /> allows. OWASA to transfer water to Hillsboroouggh•s� point <br /> may provide OWASA with aditiWa1�889 mgd�A filed a request <br /> during the next twenty years. <br /> Level the allocation tionlofa19Division <br /> from he Water <br /> 100Resources <br /> mgd available from <br /> Level II alloca p purposes. In late 1988, <br /> Jordan Lake for public water supply p rp <br /> OWASA .eteavd rlofawaterofrom for not <br /> treatment and d transmission <br /> yet been formulated. <br /> It is estimated that in 1986 OWASA served a population of <br /> 53,000 people and pumped an average of 5.92 mgd- <br /> These <br /> mgd figures are earect00.tWater rise <br /> demand6projections residents <br /> andand <br /> deficits <br /> mgd by, the year 2000. Figure 2.2. <br /> for the OWASA system are shown in <br /> Town of Hillsborough <br /> The Town of Hillsborough has a municipally owned water, <br /> system. The Town has identified Tofwn itself�iCurrently, <br /> extending south and east <br /> service is currently provided to most areas within the city <br /> limits, and extraterritorial jurisdiction, and additional <br /> portions of Hillsborough and Eno Townships to the south and <br /> east of town. The system, in 1986, served 8,800 persons <br /> • an increase of 2,800 parsons and 1,200 <br /> through 3,400 meters, <br /> meters from six years before. Water consump tion within the <br /> din 1986. <br /> Hillsborough water service area averaged 1.43 mgd <br /> 2.3 text 3 , <br />