Orange County and the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are seeking dedicated applicants who care about their community and our most precious natural resource to serve on OWASA's Board of Directors. The only qualification needed is a genuine desire to serve the community. Our...
Temperatures are dipping into the 20’s in our area the next few nights and OWASA wants its customers to be aware of the risks posed by frozen water pipes and steps you can take to prevent your pipes from freezing.Water expands when it freezes, putting...
OWASA Utilities Engineer Andre Miller was accepted into Duke University's Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) Program, a curriculum developed by Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment for rising leaders at U.S. water utilities. The program will start in February of 2024 and will focus on...
The OWASA Wastewater Treatment Plant team was honored to host the Central Region Professional Wastewater Committee meeting this quarter. The attendees included representatives from the towns of Hillsborough, Apex, and Cary, as well as folks from Heyward, Inc. and Penco Products, Inc. OWASA’s Wastewater Treatment...
Exciting news: Starting early 2024, your OWASA bill is getting a makeover!The new billing system was adopted to help OWASA provide faster customer service and to be more flexible and adaptable to changing needs.What to expect:-Shorter account number: Customers will be assigned a shorter account number...
Dear customers,OWASA crews responded to an overflow of untreated wastewater at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, off of Creekview Circle in Carrboro, part of the Spring Valley neighborhood.OWASA was alerted to the overflow by a passerby who noticed the overflow coming from a manhole cover....
The EPA announced updated interim health advisory levels for four PFAS in drinking water. OWASA has been monitoring these developments....
OWASA is excited to celebrate the fourth-annual Care to Share Day on Thursday, November 17, 2022, to raise awareness of and funds for the Care to Share bill-assistance program available for OWASA customers....
OWASA is pleased to announce that the 2023 recreation season will open at Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake on Saturday, March 25....
Water and sewer utilities perform studies of their rates and fees periodically to ensure the utility is recovering the costs of providing services and doing so equitably across their customer bases. Pursuant to North Carolina law, North Carolina water and sewer utilities are required to...