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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 14, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 7, 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:
25.39 inches [
37.47]
- Monthly total to date:
5.99
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.83
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.78 [
+2.00]
(
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:
273 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.634 MGD; Finish flow
16.296 MGD)
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