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6 <br /> required the community to conserve and that those habits have not changed, and that the <br /> community has continued to conserve since that time. She said that there are also rates that <br /> incentivize conservation. She said that UNC's reclaimed water system uses highly treated <br /> wastewater for non-drinking water purposes and meets over 10% of the community's needs. <br /> Slide #5 <br /> Our Current Water SUPPlY Risk is the <br /> Long <br /> i Refill <br /> Time of Cane CreekReservoir <br /> Cane Creek Reservoir has Long Refill Times <br /> CCR&Expanded QR <br /> Cane Creek Pots <br /> Falls Lake <br /> Little River Pocs <br /> Jordan Lake <br /> Lake Benson <br /> Lake Michii& <br /> University Lake <br /> 4 2G 40 60 80 NO 120 140 1Fn <br /> Volume to Drainage Area 111V1G/sq ml) <br /> ---------------------------------------- <br /> Ruth Rouse said that the Cane Creek Reservoir has a lot of water in it but that it is a <br /> small watershed. She said this impacts the refill time and that the quarry does not have a <br /> drainage area. She said that if those get drawn down at the same time, it leaves the community <br /> vulnerable. <br />