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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
82% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.1 (
-2.2),
10.7 (
-1.3),
19.1 (
+0.0),
and
30.9 (
-1.6)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
November 16, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
30.78 inches [
5.49]
- Monthly total to date:
.63
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.55
- Median drought year average through
November:
29.32 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-16.95 [
-1.69]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
LC top valve closed 11/15
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
203 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.515 MGD; Finish flow
16.684 MGD)
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