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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
34% change since the last report on
August 26, 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:
34.0 inches [
40.66]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.64
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.30 [
-10.26]
(
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:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.445 MGD; Finish flow
17.718 MGD)
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