Water
Watch
May 2005
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May 26, 2005
- 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 (+0.0), 19.2
(+0.2), and 32.6 (+0.1) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on May 20, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 100%, average
capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 17.12 inches
- Monthly total to date: 5.30 29 year
May average
rainfall:
3.92
- Median drought year average through May 31: 12.87
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 1.95 inches (May
31)
- 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: 203 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.739 MGD)
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May 20, 2005
- 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 (+0.0), 19.2
(+0.2), and 32.5 (+0.0) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on May 13, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 100%, average
capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 16.07 inches
- Monthly total to date: 4.25 29 year
May average
rainfall:
3.92
- Median drought year average through May 31: 12.87
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 3.00 inches (May
31)
- 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: 198 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 18.208 MGD)
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May 13, 2005
- 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), 19.1
(+0.1), and 32.5 (+0.0) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on May 6, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 100%, average
capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 14.13 inches
- Monthly total to date: 2.31 29 year
May average
rainfall:
3.92
- Median drought year average through May 31: 12.87
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 4.94 inches (May
31)
- 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: 206 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.539 MGD)
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May 6, 2005
- 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), 12.0 (+0.0), 19.2
(+0.2), and 32.6 (+0.1) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on April 29, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 100%, average
capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 12.85 inches
- Monthly total to date: 1.03 (April 2.74) 29 year
May average
rainfall:
3.92
- Median drought year average through May 31: 12.87
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 6.22 inches (May
31)
- 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: 199 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 18.095 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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