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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 12, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 5, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
5.92 inches [
27.66]
- Monthly total to date:
2.36
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.32
- Median drought year average through
February:
3.27 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.12 [
+9.50]
(
February
28)
- 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:
246 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.554 MGD; Finish flow
15.754 MGD)
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