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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 15, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
97%.
(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:
8.45 inches [
20.53]
- Monthly total to date:
3.24
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.03
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.69 [
+2.20]
(
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:
268 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.760 MGD; Finish flow
16.516 MGD)
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