OWASA Archives - Page 18 of 21

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...

Water Conservation Suits Us

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 6, 2015 | The Commentators

By 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...

Water Main Break Diverts Traffic in Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 14, 2015 | Traffic

UPDATE: 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...

OWASA Examines Compost Alternative To Sludge Spray

Posted by Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | Local Government

The board of directors of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority is considering a different way to dispose of sewage sludge.

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