|
WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 5, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
74% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.7 (
-4.6),
10.3 (
-1.7),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
July 29, 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:
20.91 inches [
27.57]
- Monthly total to date:
0.04
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:
-13.75 [
-18.24]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.3
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/17/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon top valve adjusted to 100% open 7/22
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
168 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.976 MGD; Finish flow
18.463 MGD)
|