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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
79% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
23.9 (
-4.4),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 29, 2008.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2007)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
30.15 inches [
39.48]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.07
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-9.91 [
-11.81]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
3.3
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/9/08 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon; Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
L Kilby gate open 1' 9/05
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
197 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.066 MGD; Finish flow
16.241 MGD)
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