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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
67% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.2 (
-5.1),
10.1 (
-1.9),
16.7 (
-2.3),
and
31.8 (
-0.7)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 10, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
25.58 inches [
47.32]
- Monthly total to date:
0.67
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.15
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-14.18 [
-3.62]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.15
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/10 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve adjusted to 1.5' open 8/23; Kilby closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
170 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.157 MGD; Finish flow
16.202 MGD)
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