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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 28, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
94% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
August 21,2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
34.79 inches [
45.51]
- Monthly total to date:
2.34
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.12
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.22 [
-0.77]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/26/15 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top and middle valves open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
249 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.636 MGD; Finish flow
17.895 MGD)
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