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WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 20, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
11.6 (
-0.4),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
April 13, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
8.35 inches [
14.46]
- Monthly total to date:
0.35
29 year
April average rainfall:
3.65
- Median drought year average through
April:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.53 [
-11.38]
(
April
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
246 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.898 MGD; Finish flow
18.126 MGD)
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