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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 2, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.7 (
-0.6),
11.6 (
-0.4),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 26, 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:
31.09 inches [
43.17]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
4.1729 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:
-4.20 [
-4.05]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 07/24 @ 1200
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.254 MGD; Finish flow
16.697 MGD)
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