WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 5, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
71% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.1 (
-4.2),
10.2 (
-0.8),
18.3 (
-0.7),
and
30.4 (
-2.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 1, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
85%.
(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:
25.32 inches [
43.76]
- Monthly total to date:
0.03
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.85
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.41 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-18.90 [
-3.82]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.0
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07; L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC valves open; LS & LK gates open 9/26, 9/28
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
170 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.108 MGD; Finish flow
17.079 MGD)
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