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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 30, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
79% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.7 (
-3.6),
10.6 (
-1.4),
18.9 (
-0.1),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
July 23, 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:
22.47 inches [
44.21]
- Monthly total to date:
2.62
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:
-6.32 [
+4.32]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- 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:
176 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.788 MGD; Finish flow
16.593 MGD)
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