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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
September 14, 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:
40.05 inches [
46.32]
- Monthly total to date:
1.90
29 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:
-0.69 [
-4.42]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
258 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.082 MGD; Finish flow
16.740 MGD)
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