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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 31, 2013
- 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),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
August 23, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
33.28 inches [
46.34]
- Monthly total to date:
4.07
29 year
August average rainfall:
6.15
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.71 [
+0.42]
(
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:
267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.769 MGD; Finish flow
17.592 MGD)
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