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,i <br />Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br />Available information as of 1:00 PM, Thursday, October 18, 2007 <br />Lake Orange <br />• Water level 83.5" below spilling. <br />• Water storage capacity remaining is 42.1 % (199.7 million gallons) <br />• Approximately 75 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release <br />rate) <br />• Current Eno River flow at the Hillsborough gage is 2.2 cfs (1.42 mgd). This is <br />approximately 0.5 cfs above minimum flow required by the Eno River Capacity Use <br />Agreement, but well below the median flow for this time of year. <br />• Stage 4 Eno River Capacity Use withdrawal restrictions have been in effect since <br />September 28th. Stage 5 withdrawal restrictions go into effect when the water level <br />reaches 89" below spilling. Given the current rate at which the water level is dropping <br />and without the rainfall necessary to either raise water levels or slow the rate of <br />subsidence, it is anticipated that Stage 5 restrictions will go into effect within the next 10 <br />days. <br />West Fork Reservoir (as of 10/12/07) <br />• Water level is 60" below spilling <br />• Water storage capacity remaining is 69.1 <br />• Approximately 228 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current release <br />rate (3.3 cfs, 2.13 mgd) and demand. <br />• Since 9/11/07, the Town has been releasing a level of flow into the river sufficient to <br />meet or exceed that which is required for its own use and its minimum instream flow <br />release. <br />• Hillsborough's water customers are not currently under any prohibitions or restrictions <br />on water use. Hillsborough's water conservation ordinance calls for voluntary <br />restrictions will go in place when remaining storage falls to 180 days of water supply. <br />However, it is possible that the Hillsborough Board will call for voluntary restrictions <br />before that time in answer to Governor Easley's call for statewide water conservation. <br />OWASA Reservoirs <br />• Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 117.8" below full <br />• Water level at University Lake is 92.5" below full <br />• Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 51.5 <br />• Approximately 175 days of water supply remaining (at current 30-day average daily <br />demand [8.9 million gallons per day]) <br />• On September 27, 2007 OWASA (followed by the local governments having jurisdiction <br />over OWASA customers) declared a "Stage I Water Shortage", a mandatory regulation <br />of uses of water considered extraneous which will be in effected until terminated. The <br />OWASA Board of Directors has called a special meeting for Oct. 18th, at 7:00 PM to <br />discuss declaring a "Stage II Water Shortage". Stage II provisions add additional <br />restrictions to those of Stage I, including increased commodity surcharges to water use <br />