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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 18, 2015
- 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),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 11, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
53.10 inches [
11.76]
- Monthly total to date:
1.42
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.58
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.14 [
+0.49]
(
December
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:
263 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.013 MGD; Finish flow
17.936 MGD)
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