WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 15, 2014
- 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),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 8, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
35.94 inches [
51.55]
- Monthly total to date:
3.48
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.08
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.16 [
+5.67]
(
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:
279 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.781 MGD; Finish flow
17.008 MGD)
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