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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
JULY 10, 2015
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),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
July 1, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
29.90 inches [
40.62]
Monthly total to date:
4.27
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.45
Median drought year average through
July: 19.97[
29.32]
Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.03[
+0.54]
(
July31)
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:
264 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.356 MGD; Finish flow
17.198 MGD)
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