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WRAL.com <br /> <br /> <br />Water safe again but limit to essential use, Orange <br />County officials say <br />Posted 12:00 p.m. Friday <br />Updated 2:57 p.m. Saturday <br /> <br />MORE ON THIS <br /> UNC moves men's basketball, other home athletic events off campus due to state of emergency <br /> 8 <br />Officials provide update on Chapel Hill water crisis <br />ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — The do-not-use order for Orange County water customers was lifted <br />Saturday afternoon after tests results across the service area showed the water was safe to use and <br />consume. <br /> <br />Officials said customers should still limit use to essential purposes because water levels remain <br />below normal. The order has been in place since Friday when a water main broke near Chapel Hill, <br />causing severe shortages in the county's water supply. <br /> <br />Residents in the Foxcroft Drive area are under a boil water advisory due to the broken water main. <br />County officials said they will know by 7 a.m. Sunday if the water is safe to drink. <br />