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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 10, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.0 (
+0.7),
12.6 (
+0.6),
19.6 (
+0.6),
and
33.2 (
+0.7)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 3, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
53.06 inches [
7.88]
- Monthly total to date:
1.85
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.33
- Median drought year average through
November:
29.32 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+5.35 [
+0.70]
(
November
30)
- 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:
228 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.301 MGD; Finish flow
15.216 MGD)
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