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Orange County Water Supply Reservoir Water Levels <br /> Available information as of 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 11, 2008 <br /> Lake Orange <br /> • Water level is full and spilling slightly and has been doing so since early on September <br /> 6th. The water level has risen over 17" as a result of the rainfall associated with <br /> tropical storm Hanna. Releases from Lake Orange have been generally curtailed for <br /> the most part (some release to the east fork of the Eno is nearly always necessary) <br /> since the morning of Wednesday, August 27 (with one exception). The release from <br /> Lake Orange was increased in the late afternoon of Friday, September 5th (we could <br /> not predict what the effect of Hanna would be and instream flows were dropping <br /> quickly) and then decreased again as much as possible on Monday, September 8th <br /> Stage II Eno Capacity Use restrictions have been rescinded since 12:01 PM, August <br /> 28th. In all probability, Capacity Use Restrictions will end, at least temporarily, at <br /> midnight on September 12th <br /> • Water storage capacity is at 100% (475 million gallons) <br /> • Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br /> rate). <br /> • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 28 <br /> cfs (18.1 mgd). This flow represents a level that is 3.5 times the historical median flow <br /> level (8.0 cfs) for this day of the year. <br /> • Orange Alamance has begun operating its water plant five days a week (Monday- <br /> Friday) with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. <br /> West Fork Reservoir (as of 9/5/2008 [last available update') <br /> • Water level is 2" below spilling <br /> • Water storage capacity remaining is 99.6% <br /> • Approximately 328 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release <br /> rate (3.5 cfs, 2.26 mgd). <br /> • The Town has been releasing 3.5 cfs or 1.61 mgd above its minimum required instream <br /> flow release of 1.0 cfs (0.65 mgd) for September and is thus releasing all the water it <br /> withdraws plus additional water to supplement instream flow that is normally released <br /> from Lake Orange. <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 11" below full <br /> • Water level at University Lake is full <br /> • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 96 % <br /> • Approximately 372 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current <br /> 30-day average daily demand [9.2 million gallons per day]) <br /> • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect <br />