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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
JUNE 15, 2018
Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a 1% change since the last report on
June 8, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
99%,
average capacity is96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
18.24 inches [
24.73]
Monthly total to date:
1.50
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.78
Median drought year average through
June: 16.10[
25.87]
Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.55[
-10.74]
(
June30)
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:
286 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.007 MGD; Finish flow
15.593 MGD)
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