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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 14, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 7, 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:
44.09 inches [
8.80]
- Monthly total to date:
1.77
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:
-9.02 [
-2.79]
(
December
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
256 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.455 MGD; Finish flow
16.869 MGD)
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