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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 27, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
73% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.8 (
-4.5),
10.0 (
-2.0),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
August 20, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
90%.
(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:
24.90 inches [
46.64]
- Monthly total to date:
2.43
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.90
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-9.73 [
+0.85]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/10 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve adjusted to 1.5' open 8/23
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
187 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.813 MGD; Finish flow
15.996 MGD)
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