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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
August 8, 2014
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
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
August 1, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
35.88 inches [
51.49]
Monthly total to date:
3.42
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.08
Median drought year average through
August: 23.22[
32.46]
Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.10[
+2.31]
(
August31)
Emergency Wells:
Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
Beginning on:
(Date)
From:
to
Notes:
All gates are closed
Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
273 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.119 MGD; Finish flow
17.111 MGD)
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