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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 25, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.0 (
+0.7),
12.7 (
+0.7),
19.7 (
+0.7),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
July 18, 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:
32.43 inches [
48.04]
- Monthly total to date:
9.44
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.42
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+3.71 [
+8.26]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
No
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
July 17 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gate valve closed 7/25
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.598 MGD; Finish flow
17.593 MGD)
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