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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 12, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 8, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
94%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
0.61 inches [
7.10]
- Monthly total to date:
0.61
29 year
January average rainfall:
3.65
- Median drought year average through
January:
3.27 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.04 [
-8.15]
(
January
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gate closed 01/11
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
193 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
20.158 MGD; Finish flow
23613 MGD)
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