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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 10, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 3, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
90%.
(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:
28.14 inches [
34.41]
- Monthly total to date:
0.61
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.06
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.68 [
-11.18]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.682 MGD; Finish flow
17.096 MGD)
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