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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 26, 2012
- 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),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 19, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
43.13 inches [
2.76]
- Monthly total to date:
2.76
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.69
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.26 [
-0.93]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/26/12 (Date)
- From:
Speights & Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
lake Kilby and Speights gates opened
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
292 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.889 MGD; Finish flow
16.055 MGD)
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