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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 26, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.8 (
+0.5),
12.5 (
+0.5),
19.8 (
+0.8),
and
33.4 (
+0.9)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
June 19, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(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:
24.22 inches [
34.94]
- Monthly total to date:
7.00
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.73
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.86 [
+0.30]
(
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:
251 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.887 MGD; Finish flow
18.229 MGD)
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