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Construction Projects Affect Traffic and Water Service in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 22, 2017 | Development

Two construction projects scheduled to start this week in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough will impose traffic delays and water service disruptions upon motorists and local businesses. The disruption in water service will occur in...

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Portion of Hillsborough

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 7, 2017 | Health

****UPDATED: Officials have lifted the boil water advisory.**** A boil water advisory has been issued for a portion of Hillsborough. Officials say water customers “on and near” Governor Burke Road are advised to boil “all water...

More Than 150 Residents Complain of OWASA Water Taste, Odor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 5, 2017 | Health

For the second time in two weeks, Orange Water and Sewer Authority has issued a statement reassuring residents in southern Orange County that the water is safe. The concern has come from the water’s “earthy” or...

OWASA: Water Safe Despite ‘Earthy’ or ‘Musty’ Odor and Taste

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 24, 2017 | Safety

Officials with Orange Water and Sewer Authority are reassuring residents in the southern portion of Orange County that even though you may have noticed taste and odor issues, the water is safe to drink and use. A release from...

Homestead Aquatic Facility Expected to Open Next Week

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Apr 10, 2017 | News Around Town

The distinctive scent of chlorine will once again permeate the air of the Homestead Aquatic Facility in Chapel Hill as the popular public swimming destination returns to normal operations next week. According to Jim Orr, the...

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...

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...

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...

OWASA Customers Asked to Conserve While Receiving Drinking Water from Durham

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 2, 2017 | Health

****UPDATE: OWASA ADVISING CUSTOMERS TO NOT USE WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.*** Some Orange County residents are receiving drinking water from the City of Durham due to an issue in the local water treatment process. Orange Water...

The Origin Of Water On Earth

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 25, 2015 | Common Science

From the 1960s through the 1980s, my Aunt Shirley was a third grade teacher in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After she retired, she gave me a copy of one of the science text books that she had used. In the section about water...

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