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Stone Quarry and Reservoir Extension Share with Others through
<br /> ( continued from front page ) the Taste of Hope program
<br /> Through our Taste of Hope service, you
<br /> When quarrying is complete by 2030 , OWASA would use the quarry to store an can help people in need with their water
<br /> estimated 3 billion gallons of water. An alternative to drawing water from Jordan bills. When you participate, yourmonthly
<br /> Lake , the Stone Quarry/Reservoir would be the Carrboro-Chapel Hill community' s bill. is automatically rounded up to the
<br /> next water supply source . It would connect to OWASA' s existing quarry reservoir nearest dollar. The added 1 to 99 cents is
<br /> east of Bethel - Hickory Grove Baptist Church Road , and would receive water donated to the Inter-Faith Council (IFC)
<br /> from the Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake , which are protected through for people having difficultypaying their
<br /> development standards for their watersheds . water bills. The IFC provides temporary
<br /> financial help and counseling for longer-
<br /> The Stone Quarry Reservoir will be needed in roughly 30 years , based on future term financial stability. Some. funds are
<br /> water use projections recently prepared by OWASA's master plan consultant . also provided to Water Partners Intema-
<br /> While such long-term projections are necessarily imprecise , it is likely that an tional, which helps communities iri de-
<br /> additional water supply source will be needed to supplement the community's, veloping countries improve their water
<br /> present reservoirs . resources . Add I
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<br /> The initial public hearing on the Quarry and Reservoir Extension was held in Call us at 968A421 and we ' ll send you a
<br /> 1991 . Since then , OWASA has completed additional environmental , cost and brochure with more details and a sign-up
<br /> planning studies which confirm that the quarry extension is a very desirable op- form so that you can gi1 .ve others .. Taste
<br /> lion for a future water source . of Hope . A few cents each month can
<br /> mean a lot to someone in need .
<br /> STAND I Is
<br /> and be counted in Census 2000
<br /> Most households will receive a short census questionnaire about two
<br /> weeks before Census Day, which will be ' on April 1st. About one of
<br /> every six households will be asked to complete a longer questionnaire .
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<br /> ;Answering the census -is , very +ir portant for our. community. .. Every year,
<br /> over $ 100 billion in federal funding and significant State funds are allo- ',.
<br /> cate_ d to local governments based on census numbers . :W en` residents`
<br /> are not counted ,- local ` governments receive less money= to pay for ser.
<br /> vices :; In addition , Census data is used to determine the number and '
<br /> boundaries of Congressional districts in a state . By law, census data on
<br /> an individual household is confidential .
<br /> If you wish to be involved with Orange County's Census Complete Count
<br /> Committee , please call 245 -2125 or 9684501 , ext. 2125 . If you are Mark W. Marcoplos ,
<br /> interested in earning extra money on a part-time basis ($ 13/hour + 32 . 5 new OWASA Board Member
<br /> cents/work mile traveled ) as a Census Worker, call 5414037 . For more In December, Mark Marcoplos Joined the OWASA
<br /> information , go to the Census Bureau 's Website , http ://www. census . gov Board of Directors . Appointed by Orange County,
<br /> or call the local Census Center in Durham at 5414037 . Mark owns a residential building and remodeling
<br /> y He ' s a member of the County compan i I Eco
<br /> P/@aS@ h@Ip our. MG' fG'r ' ReadEl'SI nomic Development Commission , the Orange
<br /> County Greens and the NC Solar Energy Asso-
<br /> If you have shrubs , trees or other plantings near your water meter,
<br /> please keep them trimmed to maintain convenient access for our meter wation . Mark is also a newspaper columnist and
<br /> was an All ACC soccer player at UNC .
<br /> readers .
<br /> The Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake
<br /> If you are planning to do landscaping near your water meter, please 7• 7M ' " :�. will reopen for the recreational
<br /> allow room , as plantings grow over time , for meter reading and main - ` Ydt
<br /> h ,' season on Saturday, March
<br /> tenance work. And , please avoid using plantings that may cause diffi- _ I
<br /> L Y ` 25th (Lightning Brown Day) ,
<br /> culties , such as shrubs with thorns and groundcover that is hard to ,, `_ . - '
<br /> walk through . k= ^ . .r , : ° Cane Creek is open on Thurs -
<br /> Y Sa days through Sundays and Uni-
<br /> If your dog stays outside in the area near the water meter, lease hel "� % versity Lake is open on Fridays
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<br /> us by keeping the dog restrained on your usual meter reading days . `t' " =` '= R : :: .''` through Mondays .
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<br /> ( Please check your bill or call us if you need information on when we
<br /> usually read your meter. ) FA Este documento conhenen Im ort
<br /> Each month , four members of the OWASA staff read the meters for allP ante del empresa, de ' •
<br /> of our 16 , 000 customers . Your help will help us read everyone 's meters lico ,que provee su sunmshm delIll
<br /> safely and on schedule . agriamunicipal. Si necesitaay6daparstrnducr: ."
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<br /> If you have any questions or concerns , please call OWASA Customer doIAgva potable iA.t ntaallado de Orange al
<br /> Service at 968-4421 . Thank you for your cooperation ) 968-4421 `c
<br /> The Orange Water and Sewer Authority • 919 968 4421 • 400 Jones Ferry Road • Carrboro , NC
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