|
WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
80% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.9 (
-4.4),
11.2 (
-0.8),
18.9 (
-0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 5, 2008.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2007)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
32.12 inches [
41.45]
- Monthly total to date:
1.97
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.07
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.94 [
-9.84]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
6/9/08 (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
L Kilby gate closed 9/06; Lake Cohoon gates closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
206 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.692 MGD; Finish flow
15.607 MGD)
|