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WATER WATCH FOR
AUGUST 5, 2016
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
July 29, 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:
38.84 inches [
53.40]
- Monthly total to date:
0.09
11.0929 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:
+3.02 [
+6.99]
(
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:
248 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.636 MGD; Finish flow
18.231 MGD)
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