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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 23, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
80% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.2 (
-3.1),
10.3 (
-1.7),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
July 16, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
20.38 inches [
42.12]
- Monthly total to date:
0.53
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.37
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.41 [
+2.23]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.25
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/10 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve open to 1' 6" 6/29
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
179 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.664 MGD; Finish flow
17.152 MGD)
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