Water Shortage Update
Attention Mebane Residents and Utility Customers
The Stage I Voluntary Conservation under the Water Shortage Response Plan is officially lifted. The Graham—Mebane Water Treatment Plant is operating at 100% to supply water to Mebane and has returned to full Duke Energy primary power.
The City is lifting all Water Shortage Response Restrictions. Residents and business owners can return to their normal water usage levels.
As a reminder, due to flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant—located west of the City and operated by the City of Graham—was submerged under six feet of water and needed repairs.
Rainfall data was collected at multiple locations across the City during Tropical Storm Chantal, including at the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant and the nearby Lake Michael Dam Spillway project. Approximately 10 inches of rain fell over a 12-hour period at both sites. According to the Lake Michael Dam Spillway project engineers, the rainfall totals exceeded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated rainfall for a 1,000-year storm—an event with only a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year
The flooding caused by this natural disaster was not the result of population growth in the area or the ongoing work at the Lake Michael project.
As we return to normal conditions at the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant, the possibility of discolored water within Mebane's water distribution system remains; however, the water is safe to consume.
The City of Mebane sincerely thanks all residents and business owners for your cooperation, patience, and support while staff worked to fully restore the Graham—Mebane Water Treatment Plant.
