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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 13, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 6, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(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:
21.49 inches [
37.10]
- Monthly total to date:
2.83
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.63
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.66 [
+2.82]
(
June
30)
- 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:
248 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.061 MGD; Finish flow
18.567 MGD)
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