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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 14, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 7, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
24.85 inches [
39.26]
- Monthly total to date:
2.55
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.73
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.76 [
-1.94]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
7/12/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top valve open 100%
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
239 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.522 MGD; Finish flow
18.125 MGD)
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