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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 31, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
79% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.4 (
-2.9),
10.4 (
-1.6),
17.4 (
-1.6),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
-1% change since the last report on
/august 28, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
24.86 inches [
43.33]
- Monthly total to date:
4.90
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.96
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.30 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-10.34 [
-2.57]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon adjusted to 6" open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
187 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.882 MGD; Finish flow
16.592 MGD)
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