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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 11, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
May 4, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(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:
14.19 inches [
20.46]
- Monthly total to date:
2.96
29 year
May average rainfall:
3.96
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.69 [
-9.50]
(
May
31)
- 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:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.339 MGD; Finish flow
17.268 MGD)
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