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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 12, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
71% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.2 (
-5.1),
10.2 (
-1.8),
18.7 (
-0.3),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
August 5, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2010)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
20.98 inches [
27.64]
- Monthly total to date:
0.11
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.88
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-13.68 [
-18.13]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.3
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/17/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon; Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon TV 100% open, Kilby gate open 6" 8/10
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
166 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.430 MGD; Finish flow
18.109 MGD)
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