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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 13, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
83% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.1 (
-2.2),
10.3 (
-1.7),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
July 6, 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:
16.81 inches [
35.28]
- Monthly total to date:
0.60
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:
-12.39 [
-4.66]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
ON 3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Valve adjusted to 1.5 ft open 7/2
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
184 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.036 MGD; Finish flow
17.723 MGD)
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