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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 31, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
32.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
July 24, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
32.40 inches [
43.12]
- Monthly total to date:
6.77
29 year
July average rainfall:
5.45
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
29.32]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+3.53 [
+2.96]
(
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:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.440 MGD; Finish flow
17.918 MGD)
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