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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 24, 2009
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
93% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.1 (
-1.2),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.0 (
-0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
July 17, 2009.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2008)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
25.23 inches [
36.39]
- Monthly total to date:
1.98
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.41
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.49 [
-3.31]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
7/08/09 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve @ Cohoon gatehouse adj. to 9" open 7/22
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
211 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.298 MGD; Finish flow
17.163 MGD)
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