OWASA Archives - Page 15 of 21

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...

OWASA Begins Investigation Into Water Shortage

Posted by Staff | Feb 7, 2017 | Health

With the Chapel Hill water shortage over, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority has launched two investigations to assess the situations that caused this weekend’s water shortage in Chapel Hill. OWASA director Ed Kerwin said...

OWASA Water Safe, Operations Normal

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 5, 2017 | Health

Nearly 48 hours after residents in southern Orange County were told their water was unsafe, things are effectively back to normal. Orange Water and Sewer Authority announced on Sunday morning that all OWASA operations are back...

OWASA Do Not Use Order Lifted

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 4, 2017 | Health

After more than 24 hours, a Do Not Use order has been lifted for areas served by Orange Water and Sewer Authority. Officials rescinded the ban just after two o’clock Saturday afternoon. OWASA customers are still being...

Orange County Water Crisis Prompts Local Outreach Efforts

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 4, 2017 | News Around Town

****UPDATE: The Do Not Use order was lifted Saturday afternoon.**** Outreach efforts to supply residents of Chapel Hill and Carrboro with clean drinking water were underway as early as 10:00 AM on Saturday. The efforts followed...

Water Distributions Sites Established in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 4, 2017 | Health

****UPDATE: The Do Not Use order was lifted Saturday afternoon. The water distribution sites will closed at six o’clock Saturday evening.**** Residents of southern Orange County are scrambling to find bottled water on...

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