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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 18, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.8 (
-0.2),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
July 11, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
27.56 inches [
43.17]
- Monthly total to date:
4.57
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.42
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.10 [
+3.55]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
July 17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon TV open 8"
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
259 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.396 MGD; Finish flow
17.275 MGD)
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