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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
February 8, 2008.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2007)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
3.54 inches [
12.87]
- Monthly total to date:
1.96
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.37
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.74 [
-5.38]
(
February
29)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
L Prince pumpover out of service
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
262 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.859 MGD; Finish flow
15.801 MGD)
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