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Part of East Main Street to Close for Construction

Posted by Staff | Jun 3, 2016 | Traffic

Monday, June 6 marks the beginning of road work on part of East Main Street in Carrboro. The stretch between Weaver Street and Greensboro Street will be closed from 10PM to 6AM for several days. A crew from Orange Water and...

Sewer Repair Will Close Portion of Weaver Street

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Traffic

A portion of Weaver Street will be closed this week for sewer repairs. Crews from OWASA will be conducting a sewer lateral repair on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2, according to the town. The work will result in a...

Leaking Water Pipe Closes Portion of Rosemary Street

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 26, 2016 | Traffic

****UPDATE: The road has been reopened and water services has been restored.**** A water leak has shut down a portion of Rosemary Street on Monday afternoon. A release says a crew is working to repair a leaking water pipe on...

Concerns Over Fiber Installation

Posted by Staff | Mar 21, 2016 | Development

Residents of Chapel Hill have been experiencing issues, like breaks in water lines, as a result of fiber installation. AT&T and Google are both working to install fiber optic cable in Chapel Hill. The new cable...

Fiber Installation Damages Water Line

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 8, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Service has been restored after a contractor working to install fiber knocked water out to 18 meters and five fire hydrants on Tuesday. A notice saying the repair work had been completed was sent out just after 2:30 on Tuesday...

OWASA Plans $6 Million Upgrade to Water Meters

Posted by Staff | Feb 29, 2016 | Development, Featured

The Orange Water and Sewage Authority is considering a $6 million update to their water meters. An Advance Metering Infrastructure system would involve installing a small radio transmitter on each meter to allow OWASA to collect...

OWASA Customers Will Taste Chlorine In Water

Posted by Staff | Feb 22, 2016 | Health

In March and early-April, OWASA customers will notice a chlorine taste and smell in their drinking water. During this period, OWASA will use chlorine instead of chloramines to disinfect drinking water, in accord with...

Donate At The OWASA Blood Drive This Tuesday

Posted by Staff | Feb 22, 2016 | News Around Town

The Orange County Water and Sewer Authority and the American Red Cross are holding a blood drive on Tuesday. The blood drive will be held from 10-2:30 at the OWASA building at 400 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro. Donors must be in...

OWASA Work Closes Portion of MLK Blvd

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 17, 2016 | Traffic

Portions of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will be closed during the day on Wednesday due to OWASA repairs. Officials say the outer northbound lane, center turn lane and inner southbound lane will be closed from nine o’clock...

OWASA Hosting Blood Drive Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 29, 2015 | News Around Town

OWASA and the American Red Cross are holding a blood drive from 10 o’clock until 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. The blood drive will be held in the community room on the lower floor of the OWASA administration building at 400 Jones...

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