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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 6, 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 30, 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:
4.06 inches [
14.78]
- Monthly total to date:
0.35
3.6329 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:
-2.86 [
-3.30]
(
February
28)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gaters are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.360 MGD; Finish flow
17.818 MGD)
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