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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 12, 2017
- 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),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 6, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
94%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
2.73 inches [
17.14]
- Monthly total to date:
2.73
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:
-1.12 [
+1.87]
(
January
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:
220 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.736 MGD; Finish flow
20.329 MGD)
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