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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 29, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.00)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
June 15, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
21.39 inches [
27.66]
- Monthly total to date:
4.75
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.50
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.06 [
-8.38]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
247 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.890 MGD; Finish flow
18.032 MGD)
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