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Water Watch

APRIL 18, 2014

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.6 ( +0.3), 12.3 ( +0.3), 19.4 ( +0.4), and 32.9 ( +0.4) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on April 11, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 99%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
  1. Current year to date: 12.80 inches [ 28.41]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.60  29 year April average rainfall: 3.59
  3. Median drought year average through April: 9.93 [ 18.42]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.84 [ +2.84] ( April  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: All gates are closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.066 MGD; Finish flow 17.213 MGD)

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