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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 26, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
76% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.6 (
-3.7),
10.9 (
-1.1),
18.2 (
-0.8),
and
29.6 (
-2.9)
respectively. This is a
6% change since the last report on
October 19, 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:
28.75 inches [
2.43]
- Monthly total to date:
3.46
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:
-13.82 [
+1.26]
(
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
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
184 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.8 MGD; Finish flow
16.8 MGD)
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