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Oran6e Cowity tti'ater SuAAIy Reservoir Water Levels Available information as of 11:00 AM, Thursday, December $, 2005 Lake Orange • Water level has risen to a point of 3'-0"" below full. • Water storage capacity remaining is approximately 71.5% (339 million gallons) • Approximately 112 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity LJse specified release rate, however, current release is minimal -instream flow exceeds 30 cfs) • Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions at Stage II as of December 8, 2005. West Fork Reservoir • Water level is 11"below full • tuater storage capacity remaining is approximately 96.7% • Approximately 270 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current daily demand and releases for streamflow augur entatiori) O~~'ASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 6'-11" below full • hater level at University Lake is 4'-11"below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 65.4% • Approximately 28~ days o f water supply remairzrng (at current average weekty demand) National «-'eather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above ~+~ or below ~-~ normal} RDU -5.84" for 2005 +0.86" since Dece~mbe~r 1. 2005 Piedmont-Triad • -9.31 " for 2005 +1.17" since December 1, 2005 112iscellaneous Notes 1. Eno River Capacity Use Agreement conditions for Stage II include 650,000 gpd release from Lake Orange to maintain instream flow. 2. Current release from Lake Orange is approximately 0.5 cfs as necessary to provide minimal flow in the Eno River east fork between Lake Orange and confluence of east and west forks. Since 11/812005, all other demands, including Piedmont Minerals, Orange-Alamance, instream flow, channel loses, etc., have been met either by release from Hillsborough West Fork Reservoir or by natural instream flow (prunarily since 11/28/05)