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WATER WATCH FOR
June 24, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
87% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.6 (
-1.7),
10.6 (
-1.4),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
June 17, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2010)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
15.46 inches [
22.12]
- Monthly total to date:
2.57
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.54
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.05 [
-23.51]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
5/31/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon top valve open 18"
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
182 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.388 MGD; Finish flow
18.103 MGD)
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