LORS2008 Implementation on 07/28/2008:

 

Water Supply Department Technical Input

 

Water Supply Outlook:

District wide, Raindar rainfall 2.21” for the week ending 07/28/2008. Lake stage on 07/27/2008 is 10.70 ft, up 0.36 from last week. Full Phase III Water Shortage Restrictions remain in place for the Lake Okeechobee Service Area (LOSA), while the Lower East Coast is under Modified Phase II Water Shortage Restrictions.

 

The July 2008 SFWMM Position Analysis percentile graph and tracking chart for Lake Okeechobee show that the current lake stage is below the Water Restrictions Trigger Line, and has about a 10% chance to move back into the Beneficial Use Band in the next two months.

 

The LORS2008 tributary indices for the regions north of the lake are mixed. The Palmer Index  is in the near normal range, and the LONIN has moved into the wet range.

 

 

Water Supply Risk Evaluation

Area

Indicator

Value

Color Coded      Scoring Scheme

LOK

Projected LOK Stage for the next two months

Water Shortage Mgmt Band

H

Palmer Index for LOK Tributary Conditions

-0.76

L

(Near Normal)

CPC Precipitation Outlook

1 month: Normal

L

3 months: Above Normal

LOK Seasonal Net Inflow Forecast

3.61 ft    (Very Wet)

L

AMO/Neutral

LOK Multi-Seasonal Net Inflow Forecast

3.80 ft    (Wet)

L

AMO/Neutral

WCAs

WCA 1: Sites 1-7, 1-8T, 1-9

Above Line 1 (16.38 ft)

L

WCA 2A: Site 2-17

Above Line 1  (12.69 ft)

L

WCA-3A: Sites 63, 64 & 65

Above Line 1  (10.37 ft)

L

LEC

Service Area 1

Phase 2

M

Service Area 2

Phase 2

M

Service Area 3

Phase 2

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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