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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 29, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
77% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.2 (
-4.1),
10.5 (
-1.5),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 22, 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:
20.60 inches [
27.26]
- Monthly total to date:
3.74
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:
-8.18 [
-12.61]
(
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% open 7/22
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
185 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.573 MGD; Finish flow
18.845 MGD)
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