OWASA/UNC Chapel Hill Reclaimed Water System Client: Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Location: Chapel Hill, NC As the 2001/2002 drought-of-record was ending in the Chapel Hill– Carrboro (NC) community, OWASA and UNC Chapel Hill decided to jointly study the feasibility of developing a reclaimed water system to meet certain non-drinking water needs for the University’s main campus. Hazen and Sawyer performed a feasibility study that concluded that a reclaimed water system was nancially and technically feasible, and represented an excellent cornerstone for the community’s sustainable water management strategy. Project Outcomes and Benefits The reclaimed water system (RCW) has reduced the University’s potable drinking water demand by 12

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