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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 17, 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),
12.7 (
+0.7),
19.5 (
+.05),
and
33.4 (
+0.9)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 10, 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:
56.68 inches [
11.50]
- Monthly total to date:
5.47
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:
+8.97 [
+2.18]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
Kilby Floodgate open 1' 11/15
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
230 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.143 MGD; Finish flow
15.012 MGD)
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