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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 3, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
June 26, 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:
26.61 inches [
37.29]
- Monthly total to date:
0.13
5.7829 year
July average rainfall:
5.94
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.06 [
-4.05]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
07/01/2020 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve open 6"
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
272 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.836 MGD; Finish flow
16.231 MGD)
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