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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 8:00 AM, Thursday, June 22, 2006 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is full and spilling slightly. <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 100% (475 million gallons) <br /> • Current Eno River flow at the Hillsborough gage is approximately 4.9 cfs (3.2 million gallons <br /> per day). <br /> • Eno flow levels are currently below historical median flows, but have been well above the <br /> historical means as a consequence of rainfall from tropical storm Alberto. The streamflow <br /> has fallen steadily from its peak (approximately 700 cfs) on June 14th. There are currently <br /> no controlled releases for instream flow from either the Lake Orange or West Fork <br /> reservoirs, however it will become necessary to make such releases from Lake Orange very <br /> soon without additional rainfall. <br /> • Stage I Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions came into effect on May 28th and were lifted on <br /> June 19th. Without additional rainfall, restrictions will become effective again on June 27th <br /> West Fork Reservoir <br /> • Water level is at full capacity <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 100% <br /> OWASA Reservoirs <br /> • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 14.0" below full <br /> • Water level at University Lake is 3.5" below full <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 94.1% <br /> • Approximately 360 days of water supply remaining (at current 7-day average daily <br /> demand[8.5 million gallons per day]) <br /> National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) <br /> RDU Piedmont-Triad <br /> -6.34" for 2005 -9.94" for 2005 <br /> -0.56" since January 1 , 2006 -5.70" since January 1 , 2006 <br /> +6.07" since June 1 , 2006 +2.14" since June 1 , 2006 <br /> Miscellaneous notes <br /> 1 . The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, updated June 13th, show the <br /> northern half of Orange County to be "abnormally dry", with the southern and extreme <br /> western portions of the County to be in "moderate drought'. <br /> 2. The OWASA service area remains under the OWASA-declared a Water Supply Advisory <br /> (which alerts OWASA customers about potential water supply shortages and providing <br /> June 23,2006 <br /> 11:51 AM <br />