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WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 16, 2010
- 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),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 9, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
12.32 inches [
34.06]
- Monthly total to date:
0.22
29 year
April average rainfall:
3.70
- Median drought year average through
April:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.63 [
+8.06]
(
April
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
247 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.719 MGD; Finish flow
16.141 MGD)
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