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OWASA Apologizes for ‘Erroneous’ $100 Million Water Bill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 15, 2017 | News Around Town

While consumers are always warned to read the fine print and many of us have complained about fees being added onto a transaction, it appears a computer malfunction was the cause of a $100 million error in Orange County. The...

Consultants Hired to Conduct Review of Orange County Water Crisis

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 7, 2017 | Local Government

A third-party consultant has been hired by county executives to study the water crisis that brought life in Chapel Hill and Carrboro to an inconvenient crawl over four months ago. Crisis Focus LLC will work with an established...

More Than 150 Residents Complain of OWASA Water Taste, Odor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 5, 2017 | Health

For the second time in two weeks, Orange Water and Sewer Authority has issued a statement reassuring residents in southern Orange County that the water is safe. The concern has come from the water’s “earthy” or...

OWASA: Water Safe Despite ‘Earthy’ or ‘Musty’ Odor and Taste

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 24, 2017 | Safety

Officials with Orange Water and Sewer Authority are reassuring residents in the southern portion of Orange County that even though you may have noticed taste and odor issues, the water is safe to drink and use. A release from...

OWASA to Add Fluoride Back to Water Supply

Posted by Staff | Mar 14, 2017 | Health

The Board of Directors for the Orange Water and Sewer Authority voted to continue the policy of adding fluoride to the drinking water. The OWASA board held a meeting with public comments March 9, in order to help make a...

UNC Dentist: Science Supports Fluoride in Water

Posted by Staff | Feb 21, 2017 | Health

Southern Orange County residents are concerned about fluoride in the water after the Orange Water and Sewer Authority water treatment plant shut down earlier this month after an accidental release of too much fluoride into the...

OWASA Working to Keep Community Informed After Water Crisis

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | News Around Town

Some Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents are still recovering after the water crisis on February 3 and 4 that left all without running water during the affected time. An accidental overfeed of fluoride in the water at the Orange...

Inter-Faith Council Collecting Donations for Residents Displaced by Water Line Break

Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2017 | Nonprofit

The Inter-Faith Council is now receiving donations on behalf of residents living near Foxcroft Drive in apartments that flooded after an OWASA water line broke February 3. The flooding damaged six apartments. Two were damaged so...

Investigation: ‘Unintentional’ Key Stroke Led to OWASA Water Crisis

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 10, 2017 | Health

Operator error appears to have set off a series of events that left approximately 80,000 residents in southern Orange County without water last week. An “unintentional” key stroke from an Orange Water and Sewer Authority water...

OWASA Releases Water Shortage Timeline Ahead of Board Meeting

Posted by Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | Health

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority will address the recent Chapel Hill water shortage at its Board of Directors meeting at six o’clock Thursday night. The meeting will take place at Chapel Hill Town Hall instead of its...

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