Water
Watch
June 2005
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June 24, 2005
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 96% of useful capacity as
of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run
levels are 27.9 (-0.4), 11.4 (-0.6), 19.0
(+0.0), and 32.3 (-0.2) respectively. This is a 2%
change since the last report on June 24, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 96%, average
capacity is 97%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 19.20 inches
- Monthly total to date: 2.02 (May 5.36) 29 year
June average
rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through June 30: 16.16
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 4.11 inches (June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
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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: (Yes)
- Beginning on: 6/17/05 (Date)
- From: Cohoon to Meade
- Notes: Valve adjusted to 1' open 6/24
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall: 188 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 18.508 MGD)
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June 17, 2005
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as
of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run
levels are 28.3 (+0.0), 11.7 (-0.3), 19.0
(+0.0), and 32.4 (-0.1) respectively. This is a 2%
change since the last report on June 10, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 96%, average
capacity is 97%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 19.20 inches
- Monthly total to date: 2.02 (May 5.36) 29 year
June average
rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through June 30: 16.16
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 4.11 inches (June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
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<= Indicates 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: (Yes)
- Beginning on: 6/17/05 (Date)
- From: Cohoon to Meade
- Notes: _______________________________
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall: 189 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 18.817 MGD)
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June 10, 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), 19.2
(+0.2), and 32.5 (+0.0) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on June 3, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 96%, average
capacity is 97%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 19.20 inches
- Monthly total to date: 2.02 29 year
June average
rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through June 30: 16.16
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 4.11 inches (June
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: 207 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 17.741 MGD)
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June 3, 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), 12.2 (+0.2), 19.3
(+0.3), and 32.6 (+0.1) respectively. This is a + 0%
change since the last report on May 26, 2005. The
median capacity for the current month is 96%, average
capacity is 97%. (Average & Median 1969-2004)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA):
- Current year to date: 18.84 inches
- Monthly total to date: 1.66 (May 5.36) 29 year
June average
rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through June 30: 16.16
- Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 4.47 inches (June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
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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: 202 days. (@Est. raw water pumpage flow 18.151 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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