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13 <br /> 1 Johnny Randall, Orange County appointee to the OWASA Board of Directors, continued <br /> 2 the presentation: <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #23 <br /> Celebrating -ars of ReclaimedWater! <br /> — rlllti'" <br /> ' 1 ` UNC conserves drinking water by flushing <br /> with reclaimed water in this building. <br /> i <br /> Caution-Do Not Drink This Water"-No Tomar <br /> that we,really thought you would <br /> North Carolina Botanical Garden,UNC-Chapel Hill <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Slide #24 <br /> Celebrating Reclaimed Water! <br /> • Reclaimed water became available in 2009 and is an essential component of <br /> OWASA's efforts to conserve water and increase community drought <br /> resilience. <br /> • Highly treated wastewater is taken through additional disinfection and <br /> pumped through about 5 miles of separate pipes to UNC-Chapel Hill,UNC <br /> Hospitals,NC Botanical Garden,and St.Thomas Moore Catholic School. <br /> • The system treats and distributes around 1.8 million gallons per day and is <br /> designed to accommodate 3 mgd as demand increases. <br /> • Since inception—OWASA has supplied 3.6 billion gallons of reclaimed water <br /> to our partners,which is enough water to fill all three of our reservoirs. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br />