This month on “Wonderful Water,”Monica Dodson, OWASAS Water Supply and Treatment Manager and Wil Lawson, OWASA’s Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Recycling Manager spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, March 26.

They discussed the results of OWASA’s annual report cards for water quality and wastewater. They discussed details of both reports and what that means for OWASA and the community.

You can listen to the full conversation below, and visit the Wonderful Water page here for more interviews and stories about the work OWASA does in our community.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents use roughly 7 million gallons of water a day, and “Wonderful Water” is a monthly conversation sponsored by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority highlighting its work to keep our community growing and water flowing.

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