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WATER WATCH FOR
MARCH 11, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
March 4, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(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:
6.96 inches [
13.62]
- Monthly total to date:
1.85
29 year
March average rainfall:
4.19
- Median drought year average through
March:
7.80 [
16.55]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.34 [
-8.68]
(
March
31)
- 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:
246 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.821 MGD; Finish flow
15.399 MGD)
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