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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 28, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
-1% change since the last report on
July21.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
29.41 inches [
46.50]
- Monthly total to date:
5.74
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.15
- Median drought year average through
July:
20.16 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.14 [
+7.11]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
195 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
18.871 MGD; Finish flow
16.430 MGD)
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