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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 6, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
-1% change since the last report on
September 29, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
91%,
average capacity is
85%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
45.26 inches [
0.08]
- Monthly total to date:
.08
29 year
October average rainfall:
4.99
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.41 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.98 [
-3.57]
(
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:
219 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.427 MGD; Finish flow
15.493 MGD)
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