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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 20, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
83% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.6 (
-2.7),
10.6 (
-1.4),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
July 13, 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:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
Valve closed 7/20
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
186 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.751 MGD; Finish flow
17.863 MGD)
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