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11 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO : County Commissioners <br /> FROM : Paul Thames , PE , County Engineer <br /> DATE : September 20 , 2005 <br /> SUBJECT : Orange County Water Supply Reservoir Water Levels <br /> As per the request of the BOCC , the following information related to the levels of the County ' s <br /> water supply reservoirs is provided . The data on water levels ranges from 12 hours old <br /> ( OWASA ) to 5 hours old ( Lake Orange ) . <br /> Lake Orange <br /> ® Water level 'is 4 ' — 10 " below full ( dropping at a rate of approximately 1 " per <br /> day ) <br /> Water storage capacity remaining is approximately 56 . 5 % ( 268 million <br /> gallons ) <br /> ® Approximately 94 days of water supply remaining ( at Capacity Use <br /> specified release rate ) <br /> West Fork Reservoir <br /> ® Water level is 1 ' - 6 " below full <br /> ® Water storage capacity remaining is approximately 94 . 6 % <br /> ® Approximately 311 days of water supply remaining ( assuming all Town <br /> demand is met by West Fork Reservoir only ) <br /> OWASA Reservoir <br /> e Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 4 ' - 10 " below full <br /> ® Water level at University Lake is 4 ' . 1 " below full <br /> ® Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 73 . 0 % <br /> ® In excess of 200 days of water supply remaining <br />