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Public Utilities
Water Watch

AUGUST 10, 2012

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.7 ( -0.3), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 3, 2012.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 90%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2011)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
  1. Current year to date: 28.14 inches [ 34.41]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.61  29 year August average rainfall: 6.06
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.68 [ -11.18] ( August  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: All gates are closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.682 MGD; Finish flow 17.096 MGD)

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