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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 25, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
94% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.8 (
-0.5),
10.9 (
-1.1),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 18, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(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:
19.55 inches [
41.29]
- Monthly total to date:
1.80
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.47
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.81 [
+6.88]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/10 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
212 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.223 MGD; Finish flow
17.056 MGD)
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