WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 29, 2016
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 22, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
15.58 inches [
30.14]
- Monthly total to date:
2.77
29 year
April average rainfall:
3.65
- Median drought year average through
April:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.63 [
+4.03]
(
April
30)
- 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:
230 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.235 MGD; Finish flow
18.146 MGD)
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