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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 12, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
70% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.1 (
-4.2),
10.6 (
-1.4),
17.7 (
-1.4),
and
29.0 (
-3.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 5, 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:
25.71 inches [
.42]
- Monthly total to date:
.42
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:
-18.51 [
-3.43]
(
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
15.939 MGD; Finish flow
17.233 MGD)
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