Agenda - 09-14-2021; 12-2 - Information Item – Memorandum Regarding Administrative Updates to the Eno River Voluntary Water Management Operations Plan (WMOP)

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6 Durham Water System The Durham Water System will be allowed to withdraw water from the Eno River below the U.S. 501 Bridge in amounts up to 5 , 000 , 000 gallons of water per day when the flows , as measured at the USGS Eno River gage at Durham, are above 30 cfs from March through May and 10 cfs during other times of the year. Withdrawals will cease when flows fall below these levels. West Point Grist Mill. The West Point Grist Idill is a run-of-river operation. The Mill will be permitted to use water from the Eno for mill power and return it to the river immediately downstream. Irrigators With Average Use Exceeding 100, 000 Gallons/Day Irrigators will be allowed to withdraw up to their maximum monthly use, based on water use figures collected by the Division of Water Resources in 1987 for the severe drought year of 1986 . Current (1986) water use would not be restricted, but increases in existing water use and large new users may be restricted. The short-range objective is to limit the expansion of irrigation acreage and facilities until downstream water supply sources can be improved. Users Withdrawing In Excess of 100 ,000 Gallons Per Day Any users, not previously mentioned, which withdraw more than 100, 000 gallons per day from either ground or surface water sources in the Eno River Basin, upstream of the confluence with the Little River, will be required to agree to limits, but are not now included in this plan.