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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 26, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.2 (
-0.8),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
August 19, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
40.20 inches [
54.76]
- Monthly total to date:
1.45
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.13
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+4.38 [
+8.35]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/23/16 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC TP open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
232 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.973 MGD; Finish flow
18.151 MGD)
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