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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 21, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
89% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.4 (
-1.9),
11.1 (
-0.9),
19.1 (
+0.0),
and
31.6 (
-0.9)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
December 14, 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:
32.32 inches [
7.03]
- Monthly total to date:
1.51
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:
-18.62 [
-3.51]
(
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:
217 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.883 MGD; Finish flow
16.001 MGD)
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