11 Sep OWASA Achieves Award for Commitment to High-Quality Drinking Water
OWASA has been awarded the 15-year Director’s Award by the Partnership for Safe Water for OWASA’s Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant....
News Archive
08 Sep 2020 Youth Water Academy Applications Open
Students from grades 9 to 12 are invited to apply for OWASA's Youth Water Academy, which will run in October and November 2020....
04 Sep OWASA Reservoirs Closed Labor Day; 2020 Season Closing Date Announced
OWASA's reservoirs will not be open for recreation on Labor Day 2020. OWASA will be closing the recreation season the weekend of October 30-November 1....
04 Sep OWASA Board of Directors Meeting Summary for August 27
OWASA’s Board of Directors met virtually on Thursday, August 27, 2020, and considered an agenda that included an update on OWASA's response to COVID-19, the preliminary financial report for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2020, and the semi-annual Capital Improvements Program (CIP) report....
26 Aug OWASA Meets or Surpasses State and Federal Wastewater Regulations
Orange Water and Sewer Authority treats roughly 7.5 million gallons of the community's wastewater every day. We're pleased to announced we met or surpassed all State and Federal wastewater regulations....
18 Aug OWASA Board of Directors Meeting Summary for August 13
OWASA’s Board of Directors met virtually on Thursday, August 13, 2020, and considered an agenda that included an update on OWASA's response to COVID-19, an update on OWASA resuming standard collection practices, and discussion on the Long-Range Water Supply Plan....
04 Aug OWASA Hiring New Team Members
OWASA is looking for additional Team Members across the Distribution & Collection Department and at the Wastewater Treatment Plant....
27 Jul Work Forcing Closure of West Cameron Avenue Completed
On Monday, July 27, eastbound traffic on West Cameron Avenue in front of the Carolina Inn will be detoured via Pittsboro Street and McCauley Street. This closure is needed to allow for critical water main repairs....
17 Jul OWASA Listing Surplus Equipment for Auction
OWASA is advertising an auction of surplus Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory equipment....
14 Jul OWASA Board of Directors Meeting Summary for July 9
OWASA’s Board of Directors met virtually on Thursday, July 9, 2020. The Board of Directors is currently meeting virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic....