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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 11, 2007
- 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),
19.1 (
+0.0),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
+1% change since the last report on
May 4, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
11.41 inches [
29.88]
- Monthly total to date:
1.25
29 year
May average rainfall:
4.12
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.87 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.03 [
-0.22]
(
May
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:
236 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.519 MGD; Finish flow
16.444 MGD)
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