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Available information as of 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 30, 2006 Lake Orange • Water level is full. • Water storage capacity remaining is 100% {474 million gallons) • Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining {at Capacity Use specified release rate) • Current Eno River flow at the Hillsborough gage is averaging approximately 37 cfs {23.9 million gallons per day). • Releases from Lake Orange have been essentially curtailed {sufficient release for stream section just below dam} as instream flaw has been maintained by natural flow generated by recent rainfall events. • Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions at Stage 1 that have been in effect since August 5, 2006 ended at midnight Monday night {11/13} after seven consecutive days of instream flow exceeding 10 cfs. West Fork Reservoir {as of November 30} • Water level is full • Water storage capacity remaining is 100% • 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 full -see note 1. Water level at University Lake is 0.5" above full -see note 1. Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 100% Approximately 370 days of water supply remaining (at current 7-day average daily demand 7.75 million gallons per dayJ} -see note 1. National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) RDU Piedmont-Triad -6.34" far 2005 -9.94" far 2005 +7.26" since January 1, 2006 +5.96" since January 1, 2006 +7.20" since September 1, 2006 +2.97" since September 1, 2006 11~Ziscellaneous notes 1. OWASA website data on reservoir levels and water demand last updated 11/30106. 2. The NC Drought Management Advisory Council draught map, updated November 7t", shows Orange County -and all of the state with the exception of a very small area in the extreme southwest corner - to be in an area categorized as normal in terms of rainfall.