WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
76% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.0 (
-3.3),
10.0 (
-2.0),
17.4 (
-1.6),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 31, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(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:
24.92 inches [
43.39]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.17
- Median drought year average through
September:
25.23 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-15.54 [
-7.68]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.1
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
L Cohoon top valve adjusted to 100%(18")open 9/7
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
172 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.706 MGD; Finish flow
16.943 MGD)
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