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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MorePortions 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...
Read MoreOWASA 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...
Read MoreBy John Young, Chair of Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors: Have you seen the wave of headlines about the water crisis in California? Of course you have. I sympathize with the communities and agencies that must...
Read MoreUPDATE: The water main was repaired and operating normally early Wednesday afternoon, according to OWASA. OWASA crews were working on a water main break Wednesday morning, according to Chapel Hill officials. The break closed...
Read MoreThe board of directors of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority is considering a different way to dispose of sewage sludge.
Read MoreOfficials from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority are temporarily shutting down service on South Graham Street to repair a water main leak.
Read MoreThe Orange Water and Sewer Authority will close two northbound lanes of South Columbia Street near the Carolina Inn and Peabody Hall, starting Friday through September 16.
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The water main has been repaired, however the road will remain closed a little while longer.
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