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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 29, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
July 22, 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:
33.46 inches [
48.02]
- Monthly total to date:
5.80
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:
+4.02 [
+7.73]
(
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:
223 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.615 MGD; Finish flow
18.952 MGD)
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