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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
73% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.1 (
-4.2),
10.0 (
-2.0),
19.1 (
+0.0),
and
31.1 (
-1.4)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 24, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
25.29 inches [
43.76]
- Monthly total to date:
0.37
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.17
- Median drought year average through
September:
25.23 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-15.17 [
-7.31]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/18/07; L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC valves open; LS & LK gates open 9/26, 9/28
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
172 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.191 MGD; Finish flow
17.167 MGD)
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