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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 11, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 4, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
91%.
(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:
29.49 inches [
42.88]
- Monthly total to date:
1.02
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.99
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.19 [
-3.20]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
8/1/17 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
LC closed 8/09
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
280 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.481 MGD; Finish flow
15.940 MGD)
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