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WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 11, 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
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 4, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(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:
11.28 inches [
26.89]
- Monthly total to date:
1.08
29 year
april average rainfall:
3.59
- Median drought year average through
april:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.36 [
+1.37]
(
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:
269 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.961 MGD; Finish flow
17.581 MGD)
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