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Public Utilities
Water Watch

JANUARY 4, 2008

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.1 ( -0.2), 11.5 ( -0.5), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on December 31, 2007.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 92%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2007)
  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: 0.00 inches [ 9.33]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  29 year January average rainfall: 4.06
  3. Median drought year average through January: 3.27 [ 10.78]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -4.06 [ -5.51] ( January  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: LC valves closed 12/27
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 238 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.589 MGD; Finish flow 15.762 MGD)

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