Orange Water and Sewer Authority explained

Abbreviation:	OWASA
Headquarters:	Carrboro, North Carolina
Region:	Carrboro, North Carolina and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Services:	Water treatment, provision, and sewage
Website:	https://www.owasa.org/

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority is a nonprofit public utility that provides water and sewage services to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area.^[1] It gets its water from Cane Creek Reservoir, University Lake, and Stone Quarry Reservoir. OWASA has 343 miles of water mains and 294 miles of sewers. Its water is treated at the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant.^[2]

The organization was founded in 1977, to plan and manage Orange County's water supply after the county had experienced years of recurring droughts.^[3] OWASA has a rolling 5-year capital improvement plan for investment.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Godschalk . David R. . The Dynamic Decade: Creating the Sustainable Campus for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001-2011 . Howes . Jonathan B. . 2012-09-01 . UNC Press Books . 978-1-4696-0726-9 . 43 . en.
2. Book: Damodaran, Nimmi . Customer Acceptance of Water Main Structural Reliability . 2005 . American Water Works Association . 978-1-58321-392-6 . 177 . en.
3. Book: Matthai, Howard Frederick . Hydrologic and Human Aspects of the 1976-77 Drought . 1979 . Department of the Interior, Geological Survey . 76 . en.
4. Book: Jr . Robert D. Lee . Public Budgeting Systems . Johnson . Ronald W. . Joyce . Philip G. . 2020-10-12 . Jones & Bartlett Learning . 978-1-284-22963-9 . 396 . en.