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26 <br /> 1 Todd Taylor detailed OWASA's water supply system, beginning with rainfall in Cane Creek <br /> 2 and University Lake watersheds. He said the Quarry Reservoir resides within the University Lake <br /> 3 watershed and functions like a storage tank. He said OWASA also holds water allocation from <br /> 4 Jordan Lake, currently accessible through mutual aid agreements with Cary and Durham, though <br /> 5 Durham plans to develop a western shore intake that OWASA can benefit from as a part of the <br /> 6 Western Intake Partnership with Triangle Rural Water Authority. He said emergency <br /> 7 interconnections exist with Hillsborough, Chatham County, and Durham. He said all water flows <br /> 8 to OWASA's single treatment plant on Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #4 <br /> Supplies <br /> Water <br /> University Lake Cane Creek Reservoir Quarry Reservoir <br /> TotaL Water THE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM <br /> '3 . 65 Billion <br /> • • <br /> Reservoir Mixing [larif{cation Filtration [)isinfenion Sttorage�Customer <br /> T <br /> Supply Treatment Distribution <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Todd Taylor explained that the three reservoirs store 3.65 billion gallons, equating to <br /> 13 approximately 575 days of supply based on average community use. He emphasized extensive <br /> 14 planning for water supply since additional sources are difficult to obtain and take a significant <br /> 15 amount of time to develop. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 <br />