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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 3:00 PM, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Lake Orange • Water level is 28" below full. Stage II Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been reinstated, effective at 12:01 PM, August Stn • Water storage capacity is at 77.6% (368 million gallons) • Approximately 119 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate). In accordance with provisions of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance and current water level in Lake Orange, the BOCC may elect to initiate the County's Water Conservation Ordinance Stage II Voluntary provisions for individual water users, or, given the slight excess release from the West Fork Reservoir and the vastly reduced consumption by Orange Alamance and Piedmont Minerals, may also elect not to initiate Voluntary restrictions. • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 2.8 cfs (approximately 1.8 mgd). This flow represents a level that is 1/4 the historical median flow levels (9 cfs) for this time of year. • Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day, each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. West Fork Reservoir (as of 7/25/2008 (last available updatel) • Water level is 4" below spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 98.8% • Approximately 344 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release rate (1.8 cfs, 1. 16 mgd). • The Town is currently releasing 0.40 cfs or 0.26 mgd above its minimum required instream flow release of 1.4 cfs (0.9 mgd) for June. • The Town of Hillsborough Town Board currently has no water use restrictions on its customers in effect. OWASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 5'-3" below full • Water level at University Lake is 3' - 8" below full • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 73.5 • Approximately 300 days of water supply remain (at the current 30-day average daily demand [8.73 million gallons per day]) • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect during the current water supply advisory.