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Water Watch

March 2004

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March 26, 2004

  1. 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), 12.0 (+0.0), 19.2 (+0.2), and 32.5 (+0.0) respectively.  This is a + 0% change since the last report on March 19, 2004.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2002)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 5.25 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.95 29 year March average rainfall: 4.43
  3. Median drought year average through March 31: 7.97
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 6.52 inches (March 31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
 
<= Indicates selected
 
<= Indicates not selected
  1.  
 
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumping.
  1.  
 
Are ON pumping an average of 0 million gallons per day
  1. Reservoir water transfers: (NO)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: _______to_______
  3. Notes: _______________________________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 210 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 16.989 MGD)
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March 19, 2004

  1. 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), 12.2 (+0.2), 19.2 (+0.2), and 32.6 (+0.1) respectively.  This is a + 0% change since the last report on March 12, 2004.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2002)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 5.24 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.94 29 year March average rainfall: 4.43
  3. Median drought year average through March 31: 7.97
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 6.53 inches (March 31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
 
<= Indicates selected
 
<= Indicates not selected
  1.  
 
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumping.
  1.  
 
Are ON pumping an average of 0 million gallons per day
  1. Reservoir water transfers: (NO)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: _______to_______
  3. Notes: _______________________________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 208 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.145 MGD)
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March 12, 2004

  1. 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 + 0% change since the last report on March 5, 2004.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2002)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 5.16 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.86 29 year March average rainfall: 4.43
  3. Median drought year average through March 31: 7.97
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 6.61 inches (March 31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
 
<= Indicates selected
 
<= Indicates not selected
  1.  
 
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumping.
  1.  
 
Are ON pumping an average of 0 million gallons per day
  1. Reservoir water transfers: (NO)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: _______to_______
  3. Notes: _______________________________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 199 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.86 MGD)
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March 5, 2004

  1. 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), 12.0 (+0.0), 19.2 (+0.2), and 32.5 (+0.0) respectively.  This is a + 0% change since the last report on February 27, 2004.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2002)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 4.32 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.02 (Feb. 2.10)  29 year March average rainfall: 4.43
  3. Median drought year average through March 31: 7.97
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 7.45 inches (March 31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
 
<= Indicates selected
 
<= Indicates not selected
  1.  
 
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumping.
  1.  
 
Are ON pumping an average of 0 million gallons per day
  1. Reservoir water transfers: (NO)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: _______to_______
  3. Notes: _______________________________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 201 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.76 MGD)
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Do your part to conserve our water supply!

 

Wash only full loads of clothes and dishes!

 

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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last updated July, 2004