Water
Watch
November 2004
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November
19,
2004
- 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 November 5, 2004. The median
capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is
88%. (Average & Median 1969-2003)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 44.87 inches
- Monthly total to date: 2.52 29 year
November average
rainfall:
3.17
- Median drought year average through November: 29.32
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 0.40
inches (November 30)
- Emergency Wells:
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<= Indicates selected |
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<= Indicates not selected |
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Are OFF except for normal maintenance
pumping. |
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Are ON pumping an average of 0 million
gallons per day |
- Reservoir water transfers: (No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall: 231 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 16.279 MGD)
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Do
your part to conserve our water supply! |
Wash only full loads of clothes and dishes!
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Use the wastebasket instead of the toilet for trash
such as facial tissues! |
Don't wash your car! |
Wise people take quick showers, not full tub baths! |
Don't wait to fix that drip! It can waste 25
gallons or more every day! |
 Wake
Up! Running the water while you shave or brush your
teeth wastes more water than one person drinks in a week! |
 Water
shrubs with a can or bucket instead of a hose and let your
lawn mellow to a nice brown! |
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