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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 4, 2008
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.5 (
-0.5),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
December 31, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
92%.
(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:
0.00 inches [
9.33]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
January average rainfall:
4.06
- Median drought year average through
January:
3.27 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.06 [
-5.51]
(
January
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
LC valves closed 12/27
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
238 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.589 MGD; Finish flow
15.762 MGD)
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