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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 28, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.4),
12.4 (
+0.4),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 21, 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:
53.21 inches [
12.84]
- Monthly total to date:
4.08
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.44
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.57 [
+1.98]
(
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:
268 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.764 MGD; Finish flow
17.432 MGD)
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