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WATER WATCH FOR
JANUARY 4, 2019
- 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),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
December 28, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
%,
average capacity is
%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
0.34 inches [
12.42]
- Monthly total to date:
0.34
5.0529 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:
-3.31 [
-2.83]
(
January
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.589 MGD; Finish flow
17.260 MGD)
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