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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 29, 2016
- 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),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 22, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
94%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
3.52 inches [
18.08]
- Monthly total to date:
3.52
29 year
January average rainfall:
3.82
- Median drought year average through
January:
3.27 [
10.78]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.30 [
+2.86]
(
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:
229 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.027 MGD; Finish flow
18.424 MGD)
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