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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 15, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
83% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.0 (
-3.3),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
July 8, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2010)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
19.27 inches [
25.93]
- Monthly total to date:
2.41
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.31
- Median drought year average through
July:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-9.51 [
-13.94]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/17/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
178 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.226 MGD; Finish flow
17.201 MGD)
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