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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
- 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),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 1, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
4.69 inches [
17.75]
- Monthly total to date:
1.93
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.19
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.32 [
-0.08]
(
February
28)
- 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:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.195 MGD; Finish flow
17.901 MGD)
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