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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 15, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.0 (
-1.0),
19.0 (
-0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
-2% change since the last report on
June 8, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
97%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
15.60 inches [
34.07]
- Monthly total to date:
2.77
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.12
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.16 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.28 [
-0.58]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
Valve closed 6/08
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
225 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.425 MGD; Finish flow
16.200 MGD)
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