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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 29, 2008
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
80% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.4 (
-3.9),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 22, 2008.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2007)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
29.63 inches [
38.96]
- Monthly total to date:
1.94
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.05
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-5.55 [
-7.16]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.3
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/9/08 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve opened 100% 8/07
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
195 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.409 MGD; Finish flow
16.117 MGD)
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