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27 <br />~4 <br />rV`~ <br />1 Orange County Water Supply Reservoir Water Levels <br />2 <br />3 Available information as of 2:00 PM, Friday, October 3, 2008 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 lake Orange <br />7 <br />8 Water level is full and spilling slightly and has been doing so since early on September <br />9 6tn <br />10 Water storage capacity is at 100% (475 million gallons) <br />11 Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br />12 rate). <br />13 • The Hillsborough USGS stream gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at <br />14 approximately 9.9 cfs (6.4 mgd). This flow represents a level that is approximately <br />15 equal to the historical median flow level for this day of the year. The Eno River Capacity <br />16 Use Restrictions are NOT currently in place, due to recent elevated flow (above 10 cfs). <br />17 Orange Alamance continues to operate its water plant five days a week (Monday-Friday) <br />18 with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 West Fork Reservoir (as of 10/03/2008 ['last available updatel) <br />22 • Water level is full and spilling. <br />23 Water storage capacity remaining is 100% <br />24 • Approximately 334 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current 30 day <br />25 average water consumption rate (1.29 mgd). <br />26 • The Town of Hillsborough Town Board currently has no water use restrictions on its <br />27 customers in effect. <br />28 <br />29 OWASA Reservoirs <br />30 <br />31 Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 11.75" below full <br />32 • Water level at University Lake is full <br />33 Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 95.7 <br />34 • Approximately 381 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current <br />35 30-day average daily demand [8.9 million gallons per day]) <br />36 • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 10/02/2008) <br />40 (inches above+l or below f-1 normal) <br />41 <br />42 RDU Piedmont-Triad <br />43 +4.98" since September 1, 2008 0.40" since September 1, 2008 <br />44 +8.33" since January 1, 2008 -2.67" since January 1, 2008 <br />45 <br />