WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 16, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 9, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
34.78 inches [
46.86]
- Monthly total to date:
3.69
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.83
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.51 [
-0.36]
(
August
31)
- 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:
271 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.103 MGD; Finish flow
16.479 MGD)
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