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Public Utilities
Water Watch

SETEMBER 19. 2008

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 77% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 23.9 ( -4.4), 10.6 ( -1.4), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 3% change since the last report on September 12, 2008.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 88%. (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: 32.32 inches [ 41.65]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.17  29 year September average rainfall: 5.07
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.74 [ -9.64] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells:  3.2
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: 6/9/08 (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: All gates closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 201 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.599 MGD; Finish flow 15.986 MGD)

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