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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 14, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
85% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.1 (
-2.2),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
31.1 (
-1.4)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 7, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
30.99 inches [
5.71]
- Monthly total to date:
0.18
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.35
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.81 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-19.95 [
-4.84]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC top valve adj to 12" open 12/14
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
209 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.873 MGD; Finish flow
15.733 MGD)
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