16 Nov OWASA Invites You to Help Your Neighbors This Care to Share Day
November 19, 2020, will mark OWASA's second annual Care to Share Day, raising awareness and funds for the Care to Share bill-assistance program....
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27 Oct OWASA Goes Solar
OWASA will unveil its first solar project this November on the sunny, gently sloping field next to the biosolids mixing tanks on Berry Andrews Road....
22 Oct OWASA Seeks Community Feedback on Plan for Increasing Long-Range Water Supply Resiliency
OWASA is updating the community’s 50-year Long-Range Water Supply Plan to ensure that we can supply reliable and high-quality water to our growing community and economy for generations to come....
02 Oct OWASA Guidance on Resuming Standard Collection Practices
Orange Water and Sewer Authority will use Orange County's declared State of Emergency as guidance for resuming standard collection practices. Under standard procedures, if a customer does not pay two consecutive bills, their service is disconnected....
28 Apr Preparing Your Building for Reopening
To make sure any stale and potentially unhealthy water in your building’s system is removed, we are asking you to follow these steps as you prepare to reopen your property to employees and customers....
28 Apr Keeping the Water Running During COVID-19
OWASA is working to maintain its level of service across Carrboro and Chapel Hill while maintaining practices that prioritize the health and safety of the public and OWASA employees during the COVID-19 pandemic....
14 Apr OWASA Board of Directors Meeting Summary for April 9
OWASA's Board of Directors met virtually on Thursday, April 9, to consider an agenda that included updates on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing budgeting process....
31 Mar OWASA Completing Temporary Change in Water Treatment
OWASA will complete its annual switch to using chlorine to disinfect drinking water on March 31 and return to using chloramines at midnight on April 1. However, customers may notice continued chlorine taste and odor in early to mid-April because some water treated with chlorine...
31 Mar OWASA Receives Board of Health Recommendation Supporting Fluoridating Drinking Water
The Orange County Health Department Board of Health on March 26, 2020, unanimously approved a recommendation that Orange Water and Sewer Authority continue fluoridating the drinking water across the service area (generally the Carrboro and Chapel Hill communities) at current levels. The recommendation came after...
26 Mar OWASA Suspending Paper Notices to Help Mitigate COVID-19 Spread
OWASA is suspending its practice of mailing and handing out paper notices to customers in an effort to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by limiting human-to-human interaction....
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