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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 17, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.6 (
-0.7),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
July 10, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
26.97 inches [
37.65]
- Monthly total to date:
0.49
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:
-2.70 [
-3.69]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
07/01/2020 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve open 100% 7/13
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.521 MGD; Finish flow
15.649 MGD)
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