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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 26, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
66% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
22.9 (
-5.4),
10.2 (
-1.8),
16.7 (
-2.3),
and
31.5 (
-1.0)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
August 19, 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:
22.62 inches [
29.28]
- Monthly total to date:
1.75
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:
-12.04 [
-16.49]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/17/11 (Date)
- From:
Speight, Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Speight, Kilby gates open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
160 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.751 MGD; Finish flow
17.212 MGD)
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