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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 13, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.2 (
-0.8),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
May 6, 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:
10.26 inches [
16.92]
- Monthly total to date:
0.23
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:
-8.71 [
-13.04]
(
May
31)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
5/11/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
214 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.178 MGD; Finish flow
17.258 MGD)
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