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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 27, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
81% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.6 (
-2.7),
10.1 (
-1.9),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 20, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
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:
18.10 inches [
36.57]
- Monthly total to date:
1.89
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.29
- Median drought year average through
July:
20.16 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-11.10 [
-3.37]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
2.7
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07 (Date)
- From:
Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Kilby valve opened 6" 7/26
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
183 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.552 MGD; Finish flow
17.305 MGD)
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