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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 31, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.0 (
+0.7),
12.7 (
+0.7),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
33.2 (
+0.7)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 24, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
38.15 inches [
44.12]
- Monthly total to date:
10.62
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.06
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+3.33 [
-1.17]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.055 MGD; Finish flow
16.635 MGD)
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