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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
JANUARY 15, 2020
Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.4),
12.4 (
+0.4),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
January 10, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is94%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
3.06 inches [
13.74]
Monthly total to date:
3.06
29 year
January average rainfall:
3.72
Median drought year average through
January: 3.27[
10.68]
Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -0.66[
-1.57]
(
January31)
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:
277 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.298 MGD; Finish flow
16.059 MGD)
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