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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
+3% change since the last report on
September 1, 2006.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2005)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
41.51 inches [
58.60]
- Monthly total to date:
6.56
29 year
September average rainfall:
4.99
- Median drought year average through
September:
25.23 [
34.46]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.16 [
+7.86]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
- From:
__________ to
__________
- Notes:
__________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
217 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.515 MGD; Finish flow
15.447 MGD)
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