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Public Utilities
Water Watch

JULY 13, 2012

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on July 6, 2012.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 92%. (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: 23.70 inches [ 29.97]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.03  29 year July average rainfall: 5.32
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.08 [ -9.72] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  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: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.825 MGD; Finish flow 17.179 MGD)

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