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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 31, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(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:
38.32 inches [
45.09]
- Monthly total to date:
0.67
10.6229 year
September average rainfall:
5.82
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.92 [
-5.65]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
275 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.035 MGD; Finish flow
16.764 MGD)
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