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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 3, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
11.4 (
-0.6),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
32.1 (
-0.4)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
jUNE 27, 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:
22.99 inches [
38.60]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
4.3329 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:
-5.67 [
-0.86]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
June 30, 2014 (Date)
- From:
Speights, Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Gates open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
243 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.983 MGD; Finish flow
18.268 MGD)
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