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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 21, 2012
- 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),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 14, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
97%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
50.82 inches [
10.45]
- Monthly total to date:
1.69
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.44
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.82 [
-0.41]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
265 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.902 MGD; Finish flow
17.697 MGD)
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