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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 Officials rescinded the ban just after two o’clock Saturday afternoon.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...

‘Worst Case Scenario’ Leaves OWASA Customers Without Water for At Least 24 Hours

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 3, 2017 | Health

****UPDATE: The Do Not Use order was lifted Saturday afternoon.**** Approximately 80,000 Orange County residents are under direction to not use their tap water. “Essentially, a worst case scenario,” is how Orange Water and Sewer...

UNC Moves Game with Notre Dame to Sunday in Greensboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

A water shortage that led Chapel Hill and Carrboro to declare States of Emergency on Friday has forced the UNC-Notre Dame men’s basketball game scheduled for Chapel Hill on Saturday to be moved. The game will now be played...

OWASA: Do Not Use Water Until Further Notice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 3, 2017 | Health

****UPDATE: The Do Not Use order was lifted Saturday afternoon.**** Orange Water and Sewer Authority is now directing customers to not use OWASA-provided water until further notice. Officials say the water supply in the OWASA...

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