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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 15, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.9 (
+0.4)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 9, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
94%.
(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:
1.94 inches [
10.89]
- Monthly total to date:
1.94
29 year
January average rainfall:
3.85
- Median drought year average through
January:
3.27 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.91 [
-2.38]
(
January
31)
- 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:
252 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.453 MGD; Finish flow
18.817 MGD)
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