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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 1, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+.2),
12.2 (
+.2),
19.2 (
+.2),
and
32.6 (
+.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 17, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
60.29 inches [
15.11]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.35
- Median drought year average through
December:
29.32 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+9.00 [
+4.57]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
Kilby Floodgate closed 11/29
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
222 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.560 MGD; Finish flow
14.801 MGD)
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