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WATER WATCH FOR
DECEMBER 26, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.4),
12.5 (
+0.5),
19.9 (
+0.9),
and
33.1 (
+0.6)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 19, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
97%,
average capacity is
90%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
53.33 inches [
7.54]
- Monthly total to date:
3.11
29 year
December average rainfall:
3.54
- Median drought year average through
December:
32.47 [
8.09]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.56 [
-1.11]
(
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:
280 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.095 MGD; Finish flow
17.269 MGD)
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