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Water Watch

January 2006

Jan 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27
 

January 27, 2006

  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), 12.1 (+0.1), 19.2 (+0.2), and 32.6 (+0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on January 20, 2006.  The median capacity for the current month is 99%, average capacity is 92%. (Average & Median 1969-2005)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 2.56 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.56 29 year January average rainfall: 3.97
  3. Median drought year average through January 31: 3.31
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 1.41 (December 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. (@ raw water pumpage flow 17.798 MGD; Finish flow 17.188)
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January 20, 2006

  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 32.7 (+0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on January 13, 2006.  The median capacity for the current month is 99%, average capacity is 92%. (Average & Median 1969-2005)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 2.32 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.32 29 year January average rainfall: 3.97
  3. Median drought year average through January 31: 3.31
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 1.65 (December 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: 195 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 18.3253 MGD; Finish flow 19.014)
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January 13, 2006

  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), 12.1 (+0.1), 19.2 (+0.2), and 32.6 (+0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on January 6, 2006.  The median capacity for the current month is 99%, average capacity is 92%. (Average & Median 1969-2005)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 1.38 inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.38 29 year January average rainfall: 3.97
  3. Median drought year average through January 31: 3.31
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 2.59 (December 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: 202 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 17.683 MGD; Finish flow 19.422)
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January 6, 2006

  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), 19.3 (+0.3), and 32.7 (+0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on December 30, 2005.  The median capacity for the current month is 99%, average capacity is 92%. (Average & Median 1969-2005)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA):
  1. Current year to date: 1.36 (52.64 2005) inches
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.36 29 year January average rainfall: 3.97
  3. Median drought year average through January 31: 3.31
  4. Year to date (deficit) against the 29 year average: - 2.61 (December 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. (@ raw water pumpage flow 17.217 MGD; Finish flow 18.538)
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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 March, 2006