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7 <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 THE <br />CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF <br />WATER AND WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING AUGMENTED STREAMFLOW FROM <br />RESERVOIRS, I, Moses Carey, Jr., Chair of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, having been provided with information that the water <br />level of Lake Orange is more than two feet, four inches below full, do <br />hereby issue this PUBLIC PROCLAMATION declaring to all persons that a <br />stage II water shortage ALERT is now in effect applicable to users of <br />water from the public water system supplied by Orange Alamance Water <br />System, Inc. and the Town of Hillsborough and from any raw water supply <br />within orange County used by the orange - Alamance Water System, Inc. and <br />the Town of Hillsborough. The following voluntary water conservation <br />restrictions are now applicable: <br />I. Use shower for bathing rather than bathtub and limit shower <br />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 or rinsing dishes. <br />4. Limit use of clothes washers and dishwashers and when used, <br />operate fully loaded. <br />5. Limit lawn watering to that which is necessary for plants to <br />survive. <br />6. Water shrubbery the minimum required, reusing household water <br />when possible. <br />7. Limit car washing to the minimum. <br />8. Do not wash down outside areas such as 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 bottles <br />or commercial units in toilet tanks. <br />12. Limit hours of operation of water - cooled air conditioners. <br />This proclamation, and the voluntary conservation restrictions <br />imposed pursuant to it, shall be in effect until the ordinance entitled <br />"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING A WATER <br />SHORTAGE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF WATER WITHDRAWALS, AND ALLOCATING <br />AUGMENTED STREAMFLOW FROM RESERVOIRS" is amended or repealed or until <br />the Chair by Public Proclamation, declares that the Stage II Water <br />Shortage ALERT is over. <br />By order of Moses Carey, Jr., Chair of the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners, issued this 17th day of September, 1991. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />