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WATER WATCH FOR
APRIL 3, 2015
- 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),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
march 27, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(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:
11.07 inches [
21.79]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
4.4329 year
March average rainfall:
3.52
- Median drought year average through
March:
9.93 [
18.42]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.51 [
-4.03]
(
March
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:
275 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.615 MGD; Finish flow
18.328 MGD)
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