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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 28, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
87% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.9 (
-1.4),
10.5 (
-1.5),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
-5% change since the last report on
August 23, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
32.11 inches [
49.20]
- Monthly total to date:
0.40
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.91
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.30 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.20 [
+3.45]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Y)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
MGD; Finish flow
MGD)
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