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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 29, 2008
- 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),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 25, 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:
5.10 inches [
14.43]
- Monthly total to date:
3.52
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:
-2.18 [
-3.82]
(
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:
254 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.301 MGD; Finish flow
15.297 MGD)
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