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Reclaimed water (RCW) is highly treated wastewater which can be used for various non - drinking purposes. Using reclaimed water <br />reduces the need to use water from our reservoirs. From July 2014 - June 2015, the University and UNC Healthcare used about <br />239 million gallons of RCW, or about 30% of the University's overall water purchases from OWASA. <br />info @owasa.org to arrange a time and date. <br />Pharmaceutical compounds in the water environment are a <br />matter of scientific research regarding how they may affect <br />people, fish, etc. If medications are flushed down a toilet or <br />otherwise get into the sewer system, pharmaceuticals may get <br />into a creek, river or lake that is a water supply. Wastewater <br />treatment plants, septic systems and drinking water treatment <br />plants are not designed to remove pharmaceutical compounds <br />Medication should not be flushed down the drain. The Chapel <br />Hill and Carrboro Police Departments have drop boxes for safe <br />disposal of liquid and pill medications that are expired, unused, <br />or unwanted. Liquid medications must be in the original <br />container. Pills must be in original container or a zip lock bag. <br />New and used needles are not accepted. <br />If you have questions or comments about wastewater or <br />biosolids collection, treatment and recycling, please contact us at <br />919.968.4421 or iino@owasa.or. For a more detailed version of this <br />report, please visit our website. <br />Chapel Hill Police Headquarters <br />828 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; drop box days and hours: <br />Monday- Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. More information: 919.968.2760. <br />Carrboro Police Department <br />100 North Greensboro Street; drop box days and hours: <br />Monday- Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM. More information: 919.918.7397. <br />400 Jones Ferry Road <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />919.968.4421 1 info @owasa.org I owasa.org <br />'% @owasaI <br />A public, non- profit agency <br />"" " " " " "' <br />OWASA <br />providing water, sewer and <br />reclaimed water services to the <br />Carrboro - Chapel Hill community. <br />Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br />400 Jones Ferry Road <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />919.968.4421 1 info @owasa.org I owasa.org <br />'% @owasaI <br />