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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 15, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
July 8, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
31.91 inches [
44.47]
- Monthly total to date:
4.25
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.48
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+2.47 [
+6.18]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
243 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.615 MGD; Finish flow
18.097 MGD)
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