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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 5, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
45.19 inches [
3.74]
- Monthly total to date:
0.44
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.71
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.85 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.53 [
-3.73]
(
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:
239 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.552 MGD; Finish flow
16.666 MGD)
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