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University Cuts Down Water Use
By Heather Knighton and Joelle Ruben | September 17On Sept. 9, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority declared a state of water supply emergency for Chapel Hill and Carrboro and advised its customers to decrease water usage by 25 percent. Although the University is exempt from town requirements because it is a state institution, officials have taken actions to decrease the amount of water used on campus by the same amount. The University, including UNC Hospitals, is OWASA's largest customer, using 30 percent of the organization's water supply.
