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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 25, 2017
- 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),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 16, 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:
32.36 inches [
46.77]
- Monthly total to date:
3.89
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:
-3.32 [
-0.42]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/25/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC valve TV open 6"
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
270 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.211 MGD; Finish flow
16.635 MGD)
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