WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 23, 2009
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 16, 2008.
The median capacity for the current month is
91%,
average capacity is
85%.
(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:
41.17 inches [
1.76]
- Monthly total to date:
1.76
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.78
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.34 [
-2.02]
(
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:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.994 MGD; Finish flow
14.934 MGD)
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