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PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITY
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MAXIMUM FLOW DAYS FOR DARE COUNTY FACILITIES
PRODUCTION
CAPABILITY
DISTRIBUTION
CAPABILITY
DESCRIPTION DISTRIBUTION MAX FLOW TO DATE DATE OF MAX FLOW
5.00 MGD  8.00 MGD NRO Plant  6.200 MG  July 9, 2006
1.50 MGD  1.44 MGD Fresh Pond Plant  1.363 MG  July 21, 1999
5.00 MGD  6.05 MGD Skyco Water Plant  5.602 MG  August 15, 2001
Total 11.50 MGD 15.49 MGD Max Wholesale Total 10.395 MG July 6, 2007
0.06 MGD 0.360 MGD Stumpy Point RO Plant 0.363 MG July 31, 2006
2.00 MGD  2.762 MGD Hatteras Water Plant  1.694 MG  July 4, 2008
1.00 MGD  1.512 MGD JMM RO Plant  0.775 MG  July 4, 2008
1.00 MG Colington Pump Station  0.700 MG  January 28, 1997
5.00 MG Kitty Hawk Pump Station  4.076 MG  July 3, 2007
1.44 MG Roanoke Island  0.804 MG  July 7, 2005
Max Retail Total 4.893 MG July 5, 2004
Max Flow Days Revised July 22, 2008

TOTAL OF ALL SYSTEMS

LOCATION MAX PRODUCTION MGD
TOTAL STORAGE
MAX DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY
MAX DISTRIBUTED
DAY
North of Inlet
9.50 MGD 
18.805 MG 
17.527 MGD 
 10.395 MG 
Stumpy Point 0.06 MGD 0.085 MG 0.360 MGD 0.363 MG
JMM - South of Inlet
1.00 MGD 
1.200 MG 
1.512 MGD 
 0.775 MG 
Cape Hatteras Water

2.00 MGD

4.200 MG 
5.904 MGD 
1.694 MG 
TOTAL
11.90 MGD 
24.205 MG 
24.943 MGD 
Various Days 
No Total one day 

WATER STORAGE TANK CAPACITIES IN DARE COUNTY

Dare County Owned North of Oregon Inlet Locations

NAME

GROUND TANK

ELEVATED TANK

NRO
10.000 MG 
Roanoke Island (Skyco)
2.000 MG 
0.200 MG 
Colington
0.500 MG 
Southern Shores
0.500 MG 
Kitty Hawk
1.155 MG 
Duck
1.000 MG 
TOTAL
13.155 MG 
2.200 MG 

Stumpy Point

NAME

GROUND TANK

ELEVATED TANK

Stumpy Point RO

0.010 MG 

0.075 MG

Rodanthe, Waves & Salvo

NAME

GROUND TANK

ELEVATED TANK

Rodanthe 
1.000 MG 
0.200 MG 

Cape Hatteras Water System

NAME

GROUND TANK

ELEVATED TANK

Elevated (Buxton)
0.400 MG
Avon
0.400 MG
Buxton
0.100 MG
Hatteras
0.300 MG
Water Plant
3.000 MG
TOTAL
3.000 MG
1.200 MG

Nags Head Owned and Maintained Storage Facilities

NAME

GROUND TANK

ELEVATED TANK

WTP Ground

0.500 MG

South Nags Head Elevated
0.500 MG 
Nags Head Elevated  

0.500 MG

Gull Street
0.500 MG 
TOTAL
1.000 MG 
1.000 MG

Manteo Owned and Maintained Storage Facilities
Manteo does not have storage facilities - all water is supplied by Dare County Water

Kill Devil Hills Owned and Maintained Storage Facilities

NAME 

GROUND TANK 

ELEVATED TANK

WTP Ground
0.70 MG 
WTP Elevated
0.25 MG 
Municipal
0.50 MG 
Municipal Elevated
0.20 MG 
TOTAL
1.20 MG 
0.45 MG 

TOTAL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY STORAGE IN DARE COUNTY

Total Public Water Supply Storage 24.090 MG
Total County Ground Storage 17.156 MG
Total County Elevated Storage 3.675 MG
Total Nags Head Ground Storage 1.000 MG
Total Nags Head Elevated Storage 1.000 MG
Total Kill Devil Hills Elevated Storage 1.200 MG
Total Kill Devil Hills Elevated Storage 0.450 MG
Last updated tank capacities June 4, 2008

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