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t7range County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 7, 2006 Lake Orange • Water level is 18.5" below full. • Water storage capacity remaining is 84.8°l0 {406 million gallons} • Approximately 126 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate) • Current Eno River flaw at the Hillsborough gage is averaging approximately 3.5 cfs (2.26 million gallons per day}. • Eno flow levels are currently well below historical median flaws {approximately 10 cfs} and have been for the last two weeks. Controlled releases for instream flow from both the Lake Orange and West Fork reservoirs are maintaining streamflow at the current level. • Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions at Stage 1 have been in effect since August 5, 2006. West Fork Reservoir • Water level is at 7" below full • Water storage capacity remaining is 98% • In excess of 300 days of water supply remaining {assuming Town's current daily demand and releases for streamflow augmentation) OWASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 20.8" below full • Water level at University Lake is 12.0" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 90.4°~ • Approximafely 330 days of wafer supply remaining (af current 7-day average daily demand X9.1 million gallons per day]J National Weather ServicelNOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above f+1 or below normal RDU Piedmont-Triad -6.34" for 2005 -9.94" for 2005 +4.36" since January 1, 2006 +3.85" since January 1, 2006 +4.30" since September 1, 2006 +0.86" since September 1, 2006 Miscellaneous notes The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, updated September 5t", shows Orange County to be in the area (basically all of the state with the exception of the Coastal Plain) categorized as "abnormally dry".