07/09/2025
๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. The City of Mebane is declaring the implementation of the City of Mebane Water Shortage Response PlanโDeclaration of Rationing Stage V mandatory restrictions effective immediately.
The Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant remains under repair due to flooding during Tropical Storm Chantal. With the water treatment plant still under repair, the City has less than 2 days of drinking water at current usage. Due to the limited amount of water available to the City, the City Manager is issuing a public declaration of water shortage as provided in the City of Mebane Water Shortage Plan adopted by the City Council in 2019 to protect the health and safety of our residents more effectively and to place in effect the restrictive provisions within the plan.
The restrictions could remain in place for multiple days until the Water Treatment Plant is producing potable drinking water. Under the Stage 5 restriction, the highest level provided in the plan, all industries, businesses, offices, and non-residential units must cease operations unless they fall into one of the following essential categories:
โข Grocery stores
โข Health care facilities
โข Pharmacies/drug stores
The Water Shortage Response Plan requires residents and businesses not to use ANY water other than for limited drinking purposes when bottled water is unavailable, limited restroom usage (not including showers), and required medical usage. We urge everyone to use bottled water or other alternative sources. City personnel and local law enforcement will enforce the Water Shortage Plan. ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ-๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
To view the Mebane Water Shortage Plan, visit https://cityofmebanenc.gov/water-shortage-response-plan/.
The City is receiving bottled water and identifying distribution sites. We will share more information as soon as possible.
As a reminder, the City of Mebane, Alamance County, and Orange County remain under a State of Emergency, and the City of Mebane is not under a Boil Water Advisory.
