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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 28, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 21, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
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:
47.27 inches [
11.98]
- Monthly total to date:
4.95
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.61
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-5.84 [
+0.38]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Rain totals include total through Dec 28
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.379 MGD; Finish flow
17.191 MGD)
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