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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
September 9, 2011.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2010)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
37.68 inches [
44.34]
- Monthly total to date:
3.68
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.64
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.88 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.81 [
-6.58]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.663 MGD; Finish flow
18.313 MGD)
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