NEWS RELEASE

June 29, 2007

University Lake and the Cane Creek Reservoir will be open from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM for fishing, boating and other recreation on Wednesday, July the Fourth.

In addition to being open on the holiday, University Lake will be open from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm today through Monday. The Cane Creek Reservoir will be open from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm today and Saturday and from 1:00 to 6:00 pm on Sunday.

University Lake is on the west side of Carrboro and can be reached via Jones Ferry Road, Old Fayetteville Road and University Lake Road. The Cane Creek Reservoir is about eight miles west of Carrboro with an entrance to the recreation area on the north side of NC 54 just west of Stanford Road.

University Lake and the Cane Creek Reservoir are alcohol-free facilities. Small private boats (without gasoline engines) may be used in the lakes if brought in or on a vehicle and after being checked by a lake warden.  Private boats should be cleaned before they are brought to either lake.

For more Information about the lakes:

Eric Barnhardt, Lakes Warden, Cane Creek Reservoir   , 942-5790;
e-mail: ccreek@owasa.org

Bob Glosson, Senior Assistant Lake Warden, University Lake, 942-8007;
e-mail: ulake@owasa.org

OWASA offices to close for the holiday on July 4th

OWASA’s offices at 400 Jones Ferry Road will be closed for the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, but OWASA personnel will be on call to respond to service interruptions or other emergency needs. Customers are welcome to call 968-4421 at any time to report emergency service needs.

Customers may leave bill payments in either the box at the driveway in front of the OWASA Administration Building or in the box next to the front doors of the building. The Administration Building is at 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro (next to the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant). Customers are asked to include their account numbers on checks.

Customers may also make on-line payments through the OWASA Website, www.owasa.org, with a MasterCard or VISA credit card.

For more information:

Ms. Tammy Brown, Customer Service Manager, 537-4293 or tbrown@owasa.org