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13 <br /> Johnny Randall, Orange County appointee to the OWASA Board of Directors, continued <br /> the presentation: <br /> Slide #23 <br /> Celebratingof - -dWater! <br /> fl <br /> UNC conserves drinking water by flushing <br /> - yYYt A with reclaimed water in this building. <br /> z <br /> _ Caution-Do Not Drink This Water'-No Tomar <br /> 'Not that—really thought you would <br /> North Carolina Botanical Garden,UNC-Chapel Hill <br /> Slide #24 <br /> Celebrating • <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 />