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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 28, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.2 (
-1.1),
11.6 (
-0.4),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
6% change since the last report on
December 21, 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:
34.13 inches [
8.84]
- Monthly total to date:
3.32
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:
-16.78 [
-1.92]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
0
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
LC valves closed 12/27
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
236 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.518 MGD; Finish flow
15.516 MGD)
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