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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 13, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 6, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
93%.
(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:
23.38 inches [
29.87]
- Monthly total to date:
2.12
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.81
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.27 [
-11.41]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gate closed 7/09
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
264 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.254 MGD; Finish flow
16.778 MGD)
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