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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 30, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
84% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.3 (
-2.0),
10.6 (
-1.4),
19.0 (
-0.1),
and
31.0 (
-1.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
November 23, 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:
20.81 inches [
5.50]
- Monthly total to date:
0.66
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:
-16.92 [
-1.66]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC top valve opened 100% 11/26
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
206 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.013 MGD; Finish flow
16.001 MGD)
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