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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 11, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
18.6 (
+0.3),
12.2 (
+0.2),
18.5 (
-.05),
and
31.8 (
-0.7)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 3, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
27.32 inches [
42.93]
- Monthly total to date:
4.33
29 year
july average rainfall:
5.42
- Median drought year average through
july:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.34 [
+3.32]
(
july
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
June 30 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
LS gate closed 7/10, Lk gate closed 7/11
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.908 MGD; Finish flow
18.313 MGD)
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