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51 <br /> OWASA,, Then and Now <br /> e <br /> Began Operation in February 1977 <br /> • Prior to OWASA, water and sewer system 14 <br /> separately owned and operated by the University - <br /> and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro <br /> • OWASA executed agreements with the Towns of <br /> Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the University of Yom'`` <br /> North Carolina at Chapel Hill which define OWASA's , -`W. <br /> obligations and responsibilities <br /> NOW `L <br /> t ` <br /> • Provide drinking water, wastewater and reclaimed <br /> water services for 86,300 people in the towns of <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the University <br /> • University is OWASA's largest customer (about 20% Ao <br /> "• <br /> of drinking water sales) •`! <br /> • About 148 employees (includes three apprentices) <br /> Taken in the 1980s <br />