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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 31, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
August 24, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
31.66 inches [
38.15]
- Monthly total to date:
2.58
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.94
- Median drought year average through
August:
23.22 [
32.46]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.92 [
-9.06]
(
August
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/27/18 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC TV open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.270 MGD; Finish flow
16.745 MGD)
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