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CHAPEL HILL NEWS <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 4, 2017 8:22 AM <br />OWASA restarts water treatment plant, advises <br />customers to conserveaergency 1:53 <br /> <br />A broken water main discovered Friday leaked up to 1.5 million gallons of water a day after the utility began getting water f rom Durham <br />following a fluoride overfeed at its drinking water plant. UNC remains in Condition 3 (closed) until further notice. All university operations <br />remain temporarily suspended, and only mandatory employees must report to or remain at work Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com <br />BY ANNA JOHNSON AND MARK SCHULTZ <br />ajohnson@heraldsun.com <br />mschultz@newsobserver.com <br />HILLSBOROUGH <br />OWASA started up its water treatment plant Saturday night, hours after water <br />service was mostly restored to about 80,000 residents in Chapel Hill and <br />Carrboro. <br />Residents and businesses, who spent a day-and-a-half without running water, <br />were encouraged to continue limiting their use because supplies remain low. <br />“We regret that the community has been challenged in this way the last day and a <br />half,” said Ed Kerwin, executive director of the regional water utility. “We very <br />much appreciate everyone’s cooperation following the do-not-use directive and <br />very pleased to report we have made substantial progress in the last 24 hours and <br />able to confidently say our water is safe.” <br />Orange County officials announced the water was safe again Saturday afternoon.