Thursday, November 21 is Care to Share Day - a day dedicated to giving and helping out our neighbors. OWASA's Care to Share Program is our community's water bill assistance program that helps families in need pay their water bills. Click HERE to make a one-time donation...
OWASA is hosting its fourth and final PFAS Community Chat this year. Organized for UNC-Chapel Hill students, Intro to PFAS will be held Thursday, November 21 from 5 to 6 p.m. at UNC's Campus Y Faculty Commons. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions...
At the OWASA Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2024, the Board discussed several important matters, including:A financial report for the three-month period that ended on September 30, 2024. The Operating Trends Report for Fiscal Year 2024. Goals and priorities for an...
This holiday season, Mayor Anderson and Mayor Foushee are daring the communities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to collectively donate $5,000 to Care to Share - OWASA's community water bill assistance program. This donation will help 20 families in need pay their water bills.You can...
OWASA's Drinking Water Service Line Inventory is now available online at http://owasa.org/lead-and-copper. OWASA has been working diligently to verify the material make-up of all customer-owned and OWASA-owned service lines in our service area. Our initial community-wide inventory found no lead service lines in our service area.Visit...
On Thursday, October 10, 2024, the OWASA Board of Directors met to receive updates and discuss several important matters, including:A draft of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024: The audit of OWASA's financial records and statements is being finalized and was...
The third in OWASA's PFAS Community Chat series - Safeguarding Our Water: PFAS Q&A - focused on how PFAS gets into the environment, how humans are exposed to PFAS and potential health impacts, and how we can reduce our exposure to PFAS in our daily...
A 15% rate increase for OWASA customers went into effect today, October 1, 2024. Residential customers will see an average increase of $12.32 on their monthly bill after October 1. Commercial customers may notice a slightly larger increase on their bill. Any water consumption after...
On September 12, 2024, the OWASA Board of Directors met for the first time since June. Important updates and actions include:Updates on OWASA's Service Line Inventory and Replacement Program- In October, OWASA will publish its Service Line Inventory online in accordance with the Lead...
On Friday, August 23, OWASA hosted North Carolina State Senator Graig Meyer, Representative Allen Buansi, Representative Renee Price, Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee, and other elected officials from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County for a briefing on OWASA's PFAS Action Plan and the financial impacts...