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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 14, 2011
- 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
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 7, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2010)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
42.20 inches [
0.20]
- Monthly total to date:
0.20
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.75
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.22 [
-3.55]
(
October
31)
- 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:
249 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.613 MGD; Finish flow
17.659 MGD)
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