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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 12, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.8 (
-0.5),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
July 3,2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
93%.
(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:
27.77 inches [
39.85]
- Monthly total to date:
0.85
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.93
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.67 [
-1.43]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 07/08
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.174 MGD; Finish flow
16.637 MGD)
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