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