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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 14, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.4 (
+0.4),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
33.0 (
+.05)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
July 7, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
27.52 inches [
44.61]
- Monthly total to date:
3.85
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.15
- Median drought year average through
July:
20.16 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.75 [
+5.22]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
212 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.475 MGD; Finish flow
16.253 MGD)
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