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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 20, 2009.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2008)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
54.36 inches [
14.95]
- Monthly total to date:
12.78
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.46
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
3.90]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+7.38 [
+7.71]
(
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:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.898 MGD; Finish flow
15.242 MGD)
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