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This is another in a series of articles by the Orange County Commission for the Environment <br />(CFE). Each article highlights an environmental issue of interest to the residents of Orange <br />County. The CFE is a volunteer advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners. <br />Additional information can be found in the Orange County State of the Environment 2014 report <br />at r /commission for the environment.php <br />Water in Orange County —Is There Enough? <br />By Orange County Commission for the Environment <br />The word water can bring a variety of images to mind, but usually water is a news topic <br />only when there is too little or too much. The myriad ways that water plays a role in our <br />daily lives is not always obvious. One thing we can all agree on is that access to <br />reliable sources of clean water is vital. Clean water is a resource that is renewable but <br />can be limited in availability. Adequate supplies of clean water are necessary for public <br />health, agricultural production, economic growth, and ecosystem health. <br />As Orange County's population grows, the number of people relying on municipal water <br />supplies will increase as urban areas expand. Surface water (i.e., from rivers and <br />reservoirs) is the primary source of water for our towns, whereas residents of rural <br />areas of the county are completely dependent upon groundwater for their water supply. <br />The accompanying graph presents water data from the N.C. Division of Water <br />Resources. This information illustrates the average amount of water used per person <br />from 1997 to 2014, with usage reported in gallons per day per person (g /d /p) by the <br />water utilities servicing areas within Orange County: Mebane, Hillsborough, OWASA <br />(Orange Water and Sewer Authority), and OAWS (Orange - Alamance Water System). <br />Usage is calculated by dividing the total average amount of water used daily by the <br />number of people served by the utility. The numbers in the graphic include all <br />residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and system process uses, as well as <br />unaccounted -for water losses due to leakage or unregistered water meters. These data <br />may not have been verified for all of the years reported. <br />200 <br />`° <br />.� <br />Water Utility <br />CL <br />L <br />150 <br />- - - - - -� <br />— — — City of Mebane <br />w <br />100 <br />•..... <br />• .. <br />o <br />'••. <br />— -OWASA <br />w <br />Q <br />50 <br />• <br />o <br />Town of <br />M <br />Hillsborough <br />OAWS <br />1996 1999 <br />2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 <br />Year <br />The accompanying graph presents water data from the N.C. Division of Water <br />Resources. This information illustrates the average amount of water used per person <br />from 1997 to 2014, with usage reported in gallons per day per person (g /d /p) by the <br />water utilities servicing areas within Orange County: Mebane, Hillsborough, OWASA <br />(Orange Water and Sewer Authority), and OAWS (Orange - Alamance Water System). <br />Usage is calculated by dividing the total average amount of water used daily by the <br />number of people served by the utility. The numbers in the graphic include all <br />residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and system process uses, as well as <br />unaccounted -for water losses due to leakage or unregistered water meters. These data <br />may not have been verified for all of the years reported. <br />
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