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WATER WATCH FOR
JULY 7, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 30, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
91%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
24.61 inches [
39.02]
- Monthly total to date:
2.31
3.2929 year
July average rainfall:
5.73
- Median drought year average through
July:
19.97 [
39.32]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-5.00 [
-2.17]
(
July
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gate closed 7/05
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.142 MGD; Finish flow
17.559 MGD)
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