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<br />UPDATE (2:15 p.m.): Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger issued a state of emergency <br />at 1:15 p.m. Friday for the Town of Chapel Hill due to the OWASA water shortage. <br /> <br />UPDATE (2:01 p.m.): Town of Hillsborough water customers are not affected by the <br />emergency OWASA situation. The town of Hillsborough uses a separate water system <br />from the OWASA system, so the water is safe to use. But customers are asked to <br />conserve water as the town of Hillsborough is trying to provide water to the OWASA <br />system. <br /> <br />UPDATE (1:45 p.m.): Here is a map showing the availability of bottled water at local <br />grocery stores. We will be updating it as we hear back from stores. <br /> <br />UPDATE (1:12 p.m.): According to a message from Alert Carolina, the University <br />canceled classes and closed offices effective at 1 p.m. Friday. <br /> <br />UPDATE (12:49 p.m.): Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools closing early Friday due to <br />water situation. <br />The Harris Teeter on North Greensboro Street in Carrboro is running low on bottled <br />water. <br /> <br />UPDATE (11:50 a.m.): The Orange Water and Sewer Authority issued an emergency <br />message telling customers to stop using water. <br />There has been a water main break on the northeast side of Chapel Hill near Dobbins <br />Drive. Due to this break and the shutdown of the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment <br />Plant, water supply in the OWASA system is very low. <br />Because the water supplies are so low, using water could con taminate the water <br />system. OWASA encourages customers to use bottled water for drinking, cooking and <br />personal hygiene. <br /> <br />The Orange Water and Sewer Authority issued an urgent message Friday morning <br />asking customers to limit water use to only essential tasks due to reduced water levels <br />in their storage tanks.