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,t174 <br /> ..) <br /> Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br /> Available information as of 3:00 PM, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is 28" below full. Stage II Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been <br /> reinstated, effective at 12:01 PM, August 8th <br /> • Water storage capacity is at 77.6% (368 million gallons) <br /> • Approximately 119 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br /> rate). In accordance with provisions of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance <br /> and current water level in Lake Orange, the BOCC may elect to initiate the County's <br /> Water Conservation Ordinance Stage II Voluntary provisions for individual water users, <br /> or, given the slight excess release from the West Fork Reservoir and the vastly reduced <br /> consumption by Orange Alamance and Piedmont Minerals, may also elect not to initiate <br /> Voluntary restrictions. <br /> • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 2.8 <br /> cfs (approximately 1.8 mgd): This flow represents a level that is 1/4 the historical <br /> median flow levels (9 cfs) for this time of year. <br /> • Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant with average withdrawals of <br /> 300,000 gallons per day, each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. <br /> West Fork Reservoir (as of 7/25/2008 Flast available update]) <br /> • Water level is 4" below spilling <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 98.8% <br /> • Approximately 344 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release <br /> rate (1.8 cfs, 1. 16 mgd). <br /> • The Town is currently releasing 0.40 cfs or 0.26 mgd above its minimum required <br /> instream flow release of 1.4 cfs (0.9 mgd) for June. <br /> • The Town of Hillsborough Town Board currently has no water use restrictions on its <br /> customers in effect. <br /> OWASA Reservoirs <br /> • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 5'-3" below full <br /> • Water level at University Lake is 3' — 8" below full <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 73.5 % <br /> • Approximately 300 days of water supply remain (at the current 30-day average daily <br /> demand [8.73 million gallons per day]) <br /> • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect during the current <br /> water supply advisory. <br />