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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 19, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
69% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.0 (
-5.3),
10.3 (
-1.7),
17.6 (
-1.4),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
August 12, 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:
21.75 inches [
28.41]
- Monthly total to date:
0.88
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:
-12.91 [
-17.36]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.3
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/17/11 (Date)
- From:
Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon closed 8/16, Kilby adjusted to 4" open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
170 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.248 MGD; Finish flow
17.000 MGD)
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