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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 27, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
May 20, 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:
13.08 inches [
19.74]
- Monthly total to date:
3.05
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:
-5.89 [
-10.22]
(
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:
204 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.125 MGD; Finish flow
17.554 MGD)
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