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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 12, 2007
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 5, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
Average & Median Year (1969 - 2006))
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
1.04 inches [
19.51]
- Monthly total to date:
1.04
29 year
January average rainfall:
4.08
- Median drought year average through
January:
3.31 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.04 [
+4.84]
(
January
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
12/22/06 (Date)
- From:
Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Kilby gate open until level becomes normal
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
222 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.045 MGD; Finish flow
15.077 MGD)
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