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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 15, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 8, 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:
60.86 inches [
15.68]
- Monthly total to date:
0.57
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:
+9.08 [
+5.14]
(
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:
231 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.715 MGD; Finish flow
14.758 MGD)
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