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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 13, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
96%.
(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:
5.47 inches [
16.19]
- Monthly total to date:
1.76
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.10
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.45 [
-1.93]
(
February
28)
- 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:
213 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
18.302 MGD; Finish flow
19.538 MGD)
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