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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 17, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
80% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.7 (
-2.6),
10.5 (
-1.5),
16.4 (
-2.6),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 10, 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:
23.36 inches [
41.83]
- Monthly total to date:
3.40
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:
-11.84 [
-4.07]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
06/18/07 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Kilby Valve closed; L Cohoon opened 1' 8/13
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
184 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.295 MGD; Finish flow
17.038 MGD)
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