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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 13, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
91% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.2 (
-2.1),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
Devember 6, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
48.15 inches [
9.08]
- Monthly total to date:
1.34
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.77
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.68 [
-2.58]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 11/26
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.420 MGD; Finish flow
15.358 MGD)
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