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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 7,2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-.2),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
May 31, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
99%,
average capacity is
97%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
21.42 inches [
33.50]
- Monthly total to date:
2.02
2.5529 year
June average rainfall:
4.83
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.19 [
-1.97]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 6/04
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.450 MGD; Finish flow
16.172 MGD)
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