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WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 28, 2017
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 21, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
13.55 inches [
27.96]
- Monthly total to date:
4.27
29 year
April average rainfall:
3.69
- Median drought year average through
April:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.21 [
+1.51]
(
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:
257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.587 MGD; Finish flow
16.657 MGD)
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