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The Town purchased our first automated leaf truck and it was used for leaf collection call-backs during February and March of this year. This truck is a one-person, instead of three- person operation, and the Town is excited to see how it will improve performance during the 2016 leaf collection. Water demand for the first quarter of 2016 averaged approximately 15.9 million gallons per day, which was 0.6 million gallons per day higher than the same period in 2015 when water demand averaged approximately 15.3 million gallons per day. This graph represents total water system demand for the service area served by the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility, which includes Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Wake Coounty - RTP and the RDU Airport. In March, the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility (CAWTF) implemented a change in the drinking water treatment process, part of the Town's annual switchover from chloramines disinfection to free chlorine. Following State recommendations, the Town implemented this change in March. This practice, which includes water system flushing, is part of the annual distribution system preventative maintenance program to help maintain water quality throughout the year. Typically, the Town receives customer calls related to temporary changes in the taste of our drinking water during this procedure. This year, very few calls were received related to the changeover. System operations returned to normal disinfection at the beginning of April. DID YOU KNOW? The Town implements an annual reclaimed water holiday, which is typically a 10 day shutdown of the reclaimed water system to allow for maintenance of the many components of the reclaimed system such as tanks, pumps, pipes and valves. More than 840 residential, commercial and industrial users were notified of the holiday. During the event, no customer complaints were received and maintenance operations were completed on schedule. Cary's three permitted reclaimed water facilities at North Cary WRF, South Cary WRF, and Western Wake Regional WRF were all inspected for permit compliance by staff from the NC Division of Water Resources. All three facilities were noted by the inspector as being well- managed and in compliance with permits.