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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 11, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
11.0 (
-1.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
-3% change since the last report on
AUGUST 4, 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:
31.94 inches [
49.03]
- Monthly total to date:
0.23
29 year
average rainfall:
31
- Median drought year average through
:
23.30 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.37 [
+ 3.28]
(
August)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/07/06 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
185 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
19.372 MGD; Finish flow
17.286 MGD)
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