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Public Utilities
Water Watch

MAY 21, 2010

  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), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on May 14, 2010.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2009)
  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: 17.36 inches [ 39.10]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.38  29 year May average rainfall: 3.94
  3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.50 [ +9.17] ( May  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: __________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 227 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.132 MGD; Finish flow 16.032 MGD)

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