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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 22, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
79% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.6 (
-3.7),
10.5 (
-1.5),
18.9 (
-0.1),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
July 15, 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:
19.34 inches [
26.00]
- Monthly total to date:
2.48
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.31
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-9.44 [
-13.87]
(
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 adjusted to 100%(18")open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
177 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.635 MGD; Finish flow
17.510 MGD)
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