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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 26, 2009
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.0 (
-0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
June 19, 2009.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2008)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
23.22 inches [
34.38]
- Monthly total to date:
5.03
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.42
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.09 [
+0.09]
(
June
30)
- 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:
233 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.840 MGD; Finish flow
17.007 MGD)
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