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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 28, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 22, 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:
36.51 inches [
52.12]
- Monthly total to date:
4.05
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:
+1.73 [
+6.22]
(
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:
266 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.300 MGD; Finish flow
17.557 MGD)
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