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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 11. 2009
- 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),
12.8 (
+0.8),
19.8 (
+0.8),
and
33.5 (
+1.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 4, 2009.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2008)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
58.47 inches [
19.06]
- Monthly total to date:
4.00
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.40
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+7.83 [
+8.15]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
264 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.705 MGD; Finish flow
15.208 MGD)
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