Water

From OWASA by e-mail:

"Orange Water and Sewer Authority

NEWS RELEASE Thursday, August 28, 2008

OWASA’s lakes rise from 70% to 79% full due to Tropical Storm Fay.
Thanks to rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay, University Lake rose almost 5 feet and water was flowing over the dam Thursday morning.
The much larger Cane Creek Reservoir, which is the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community’s primary water supply, went up 9 inches and is about 5 feet below full.
At the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant in Carrboro, which is about a mile from University Lake, OWASA’s rain gauge recorded 4.8 inches from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. At Cane Creek, 2.9 inches fell.
Overall, OWASA’s three lakes, including the small Stone Quarry Reservoir west of Carrboro, are 79% full compared to 70% earlier this week.
As the 2007-08 drought intensified a year ago, the lakes were 70% full on August 28, 2007. In the extreme drought of 2002, OWASA’s lakes were only 35% full on August 28th.
OWASA officials emphasized that year-round conservation requirements remain in effect for OWASA customers, and that the utility continues to monitor supply and demand."